Bordowitz, Gregg

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

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ISBN 13:
9781941701768
author:
Bordowitz, Gregg
format:
Hardback
publisher:
David Zwirner
language:
English
Publication Year:
2018
Pages:
108
Dimensions:
30 x 21.5 centimetres (0.86 kg)
Genre:
Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£25.76

Description

Felix Gonzalez-Torres: A Radical Artist's Practice. This publication showcases a series of distinct installations by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, featuring key bodies of work from throughout his career. The artist's use of everyday materials and radical openness to interventions of site, audience, and context challenge perceived notions of what constitutes an exhibition space, a public, and an artwork itself. The catalogue highlights the interplay between the specific architecture of the gallery and the way works are installed, with images that explore the poetics of how space and work influence each other. New text by David Breslin provides contextualization for Gonzalez-Torres's contribution to art history, offering a nuanced understanding of the artist's practice. Through its exploration of installation, materiality, and context, this publication offers a unique insight into the work of Felix Gonzalez-Torres, one of the most significant artists of his generation.

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