Onze boeken
Mexico City: An Exhibition about the Exchange Rates of Bodies and Values
Door Klaus Biesenbach
Categorie | Algemeen Kunst |
---|---|
Boeknummer | #307113-KJ20 |
Titel | Mexico City: An Exhibition about the Exchange Rates of Bodies and Values |
Auteur | Biesenbach, Klaus |
Boektype | Paperback |
Uitgeverij | P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center |
Jaar van uitgave | 2002 |
ISBN10 | 097044284X |
ISBN13 | 9780970442840 |
Taal | Engels |
Beschrijving | Original wrappers, (full page) illustrations in colour, 4to. |
Samenvatting | Living in a cramped space where Beverly Hills and Calcutta meet every day, the artists gathered here explore the tension between wealth and poverty, among progress, stagnation, and improvisation, and between the violence and civility that animates the vibrant center that is Mexico City. These artists use everyday objects and situations to form a complex dialogue about Mexico City and its relationship with the first world, focusing on the influence of the global economy on aesthetic values and daily life. Daniela Rossell's series of photographs, Ricas y Famosas, captures the endangered species of the rich and famous in their ornate and overprotective environments, and Francis Alys documents people pushing and pulling their wares to and from the marketplace, leveraging their body weight ag... (Lees verder)ainst the commercial value they are physically dragging along. Other artists include Eduardo Abaroa, Carlos Amorales, Gustavo Artigas, Miguel Calderon, Minerva Cuevas, Jose Davila, Ivan Edeza, Jonathan Hernandez, Teresa Margolles, Yoshua Okon, Ruben Ortiz Torres, Pedro Reyes, Santiago Sierra, and Melanie Smith. |
Pagina's | 332 |
Conditie | Goed |
Prijs | € 20,00 |
Onze gebruikte boeken verkeren in goede tweedehands staat, tenzij hierboven anders beschreven. Kleine onvolkomenheden zijn niet altijd vermeld.