Vitamin txt : words in contemporary art. Cover Image

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Vitamin txt : words in contemporary art.

Moffitt, Evan, (writer of introduction.). Hunegs, Simon, (editor.).

Summary:

"A ground-breaking global survey of today's most innovative artists working with text. The inclusion of text in works of art was a revolutionary creative advancement of the twentieth century, with artists subverting traditional conceptions of 'art' and 'writing.' Younger generations of artists have continued to use the inherent readability of words to communicate ideas to viewers across a diverse array of mediums, including painting, sculpture, installation, and video. Nominated by 66 leading global experts (including curators, critics, museum directors, and professors), Vitamin Txt showcases 103 living artists, from 34 countries, who place the use of text centrally within their artistic practices. With more the 500 artworks illustrated, and an introduction about the history of artists using text from ancient Chinese calligraphy to contemporary digital art, the book's focus allows for a showcase of a range of different mediums, providing a cross-disciplinary view into the art world today."--Publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 1838665463
ISBN: 9781838665463
Physical Description: 287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm.
Publisher: London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 282-285).

Formatted Contents Note:

Nominators and writers -- Introduction / Evan Moffitt -- Editor's note -- Derrick Adams -- Ricci Albenda -- Sara Al Haddad -- Ghada Amer -- Hellen Ascoli -- Mario Ayala -- Darren Bader -- Fiona Banner aka the Vanity Press -- Rosa Barba -- Robert Barry -- Riccardo Benassi -- Kamyar Bineshtarigh -- Raymond Boisjoly -- Stefan Brüggemann -- Fernando Bryce -- Sophie Calle -- Antoine Catala -- Banu Cennetoğlu -- Alejandro Cesarco -- Judy Chicago -- Heman Chong -- Tony Cokes -- Bethany Collins -- Karen Davies -- Cian Dayrit -- Homa Delvaray -- Graham Dolphin -- Anita Dube -- Shannon Ebner -- Tracey Emin -- Tim Etchells -- Jeffrey Gibson -- Alexandra Grant -- Shilpa Gupta -- Lauren Halsey -- Kyungah Ham -- Lise Harlev -- Nadia Hernández -- Jenny Holzer -- Roni Horn -- David Horvitz -- Bethan Huws -- Ichihara Hiroko -- Keti Kapandze -- Idris Khan -- Christine Sun Kim -- Wosene Worke Kosrof -- Nicène Kossentini -- Barbara Kruger -- Friedrich Kunath -- Lawrence Lemaoana -- Glenn Ligon -- Lucrecia Lionti -- Peter Liversidge -- Ken Lum -- Youdhisthir Maharjan -- Patrick Martinez -- Jorge Méndez Blake -- Harland Miller -- Marlon Mullen -- Maurizio Nannucci -- Shirin Neshat -- Jody Paulsen -- Adam Pendleton -- Raymond Pettibon -- Jack Pierson -- Pope.L -- Michele Pred -- Laure Prouvost -- Shubigi Rao -- Kameelah Janan Rasheed -- Elvis Richardson -- Kay Rosen -- Ed Ruscha -- Borna Sammak -- Lerato Shadi -- David Shrigley -- Xaviera Simmons -- Cauleen Smith -- Sable Elysse Smith -- Frances Stark -- Barbara Stauffacher Solomon -- Annika Ström -- Studio for Propositional Cinema -- Tan Zi Hao -- Hank Willis Thomas -- Agnès Thurnauer -- Imants Tillers -- Rirkrit Tiravanija -- Mark Titchner -- Tsang Kin-Wah -- Nora Turato -- Lily van der Stokker -- Wang Dongling -- Kaylene Whiskey -- John Wood and Paul Harrison -- Xu Bing -- Dena Yago -- Nami Yokoyama -- Yonamine -- Gozo Yoshimasu -- Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries -- Isaac Zavale.