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Artists' Film

By David Curtis
Series: World of Art
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Artists' Film by David Curtis offers a detailed survey of the moving image through an alternative lens, exploring artists' fascination with filmmaking from the early twentieth century to the present. This richly illustrated account features over 400 international artists working in experimental film, video, installation, and multimedia, capturing their diverse approaches and contributions to this evolving art form.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for students, practitioners, and enthusiasts of contemporary art, film studies, and multimedia art seeking a comprehensive introduction to the artists' moving image.

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An introductory guide to a prominent and expanding field of study: artists’ unique contribution to the art of the moving image in the 20th and early 21st centuries.

An introductory guide to a prominent and expanding field of study: artists' unique contribution to the art of the moving image in the 20th and early 21st centuries

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This detailed survey presents for the first time an alternative history of the moving image, chronicling artists' ever-evolving fascination with filmmaking from the early twentieth century to now.

From early pioneers to key artists of the present, leading authority and film expert David Curtis offers a vivid account of the numerous individuals who have been inspired by the cinematic medium and felt compelled to interpret and respond to it in their own way. In doing so, he discusses artists' widely differing achievements, aspirations, theories and approaches.

Featuring over 400 international moving-image makers and drawing on examples from across the arts, including experimental film, video, installation and multimedia, this generously illustrated account offers an incomparable introduction to this increasingly popular and continually evolving art-form.

With 153 illustrations in colour, Artists' Film provides a comprehensive exploration of this dynamic field.

Series: World of Art

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Steve McQueen praises Curtis's encyclopaedic knowledge and passion for film. The Art Newspaper calls it an authoritative guide, while RoseLee Goldberg highlights it as an excellent reference for understanding the conceptual connections between new cinema and visual art throughout the century.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500204733

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 September 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: 153 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Steve McQueen

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 710g

Pages: 340

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Arts & Culture David Curtis Non-Fiction Series: World of Art

About the Author

David Curtis is a leading authority on artists' film. His books include London's Arts Labs and the '60s Avant-Garde (2020) and A History of Artists' Film and Video in Britain (2006). He was responsible for artists' film at the Arts Council of Great Britain from 1977 to 2000, and curated 'A Century of Artists' Film in Britain' at Tate Britain, London, in 2003-4.

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