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This book is ideal for those interested in contemporary art, culture, and environmental themes, especially readers keen to understand the evolving significance of plastic within artistic practices.
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THE ART OF PLASTIC
Plastic is everywhere. It permeates our everyday lives, is inexpensive and available worldwide. Thanks to its literally astonishing plasticity, plastics soon began to fascinate artists as well - both as a symptom and a symbol of mass culture. In the brief history of the "Plastic Age," the versatile substance transformed though: from the epitome of progress, utopian spirit, and democratization of consumerism into a threat.
Plastic World offers a broad panorama of the artistic use of plastic and a position towards a matter that matters to us all. Through more than 100 objects, assemblages, installations, environments, and films by some 50 international artists, this catalogue explores a spectrum ranging from the euphoria of pop culture in the 1960s and the futuristic influence of the space age, to the "trash" works of Nouveau Réalisme and the ecocritical positions of today.
FEATURED ARTISTS: Monira Al Qadiri, Archigram, Arman, Lynda Benglis, César, Christo, Öyvind Fahlström, Eva Hesse, Hans Hollein, Craig Kauffman, Kiki Kogelnik, Gino Marotta, James Rosenquist, Pascale Marthine Tayou, and Pinar Yoldas.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9783775754675
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 August 2023
Country: Germany
Imprint: Hatje Cantz
Illustration: 130 Illustrations
Contributors:
- Text by Heather Davis
- Edited by Martina Weinhart
- Text by Martina Weinhart
- Text by Friederike Waentig
- Text by HazMatLab
- Text by Anna Huber
- Text by Sebastian Baden
- Text by Dietmar Rübel
- Text by Pamela Voigt
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 220.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 1360g
Pages: 256
About the Author
FEATURED ARTISTS: Monira Al Qadiri, Archigram, Arman, Lynda Benglis, Cesar, Christo, Oyvind Fahlstrom, Eva Hesse, Hans Hollein, Craig Kauffman, Kiki Kogelnik, Gino Marotta, James Rosenquist, Pascale Marthine Tayou and Pinar Yolda.
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