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Post Human

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Originally exhibited in 1992, Jeffrey Deitch s groundbreaking exhibition Post Human brought together the work of 36 young artists interested in new frontiers of body and identity transformation. The exhibition, which traveled to five international venues, set the agenda for art discourse in the 1990s, and... Read More
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A renewed examination of Jeffrey Deitch’s pivotal exhibition

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Originally exhibited in 1992, Jeffrey Deitch s groundbreaking exhibition Post Human brought together the work of 36 young artists interested in new frontiers of body and identity transformation. The exhibition, which traveled to five international venues, set the agenda for art discourse in the 1990s, and the catalogue of the exhibition, with its visual essay and innovative design, also proved lasting relevance.

More than 30 years later, Deitch revitalized Post Human at his Los Angeles gallery, bringing the themes of the original back to the present. The show included several of the key figures who participated in the original exhibition in dialogue with some of the most interesting contemporary artists today who explore how these themes have evolved over the course of the twenty-first century, particularly forms of technology (i.e. AI) that weren t in existence in the 1990s.

This publication will revisit the original 1992 works and the new works from the 2024 iteration, celebrating Deitch s everlasting influence on the art world and its understanding of posthumanism how the human body continues to merge with and diverge from technology.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781580937405

Publisher: Monacelli Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 March 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Monacelli Press

Illustration: 100 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 220.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1020g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Rosi Braidotti is a contemporary philosopher and feminist theoretician.

Jeffrey Deitch is an art dealer and curator with galleries in New York and Los Angeles.

Philippa Snow is a critic and essayist.

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