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Unmonumental : the object in the 21st century /

Contributor(s): Publication details: London ; New York : Phaidon in association with New Museum, 2007.Description: 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9780714863108
  • 9780714848297
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Contents:
Not about Mel Gibson / by Richard Flood -- Sculptures by Alexandra Bircken, John Bock, Carol Bove, Martin Boyce, Tobias Buche, Carlos Bunga, Tom Burr, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Aaron Curry, Sam Durant ; biographies by Sara Reisman -- Ask the dust / by Massimiliano Gioni -- Sculptures by Urs Fischer, Claire Fontaine, Isa Genzken, Rachel Harrison, Elliott Hundley, Gabriel Kuri, Jim Lambie, Nate Lowman, Sarah Lucas, Matthew Monahan -- Unmonumental : going to pieces in the 21st century / by Laura Hoptman -- Sculptures by Kristen Morgin, Manfred Pernice, Anselm Reyle, Marc André Robinson, Eva Rothschild, Lara Schnitger, Gedi Sibony, Shinique Smith, Nobuko Tsuchiya, Rebecca Warren -- Sculpture : a minor place / by Trevor Smith -- Yesterday's news / by Benjamin Godsill -- A critical glossary of space and sculpture / by Eva Diaz.
Summary: "Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century" is the first exhibition in the "Unmonumental" cycle, and explores the reinvention of sculptural assemblage. Using found, fragmented, and discarded materials, the works of the artists on view make a case for modesty, informality, and improvisation. The exhibition includes more than one hundred objects by thirty artists who represent a wide range of backgrounds and artistic strategies.
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Reprinted in paperback in 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-211) and index.

Not about Mel Gibson / by Richard Flood -- Sculptures by Alexandra Bircken, John Bock, Carol Bove, Martin Boyce, Tobias Buche, Carlos Bunga, Tom Burr, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Aaron Curry, Sam Durant ; biographies by Sara Reisman -- Ask the dust / by Massimiliano Gioni -- Sculptures by Urs Fischer, Claire Fontaine, Isa Genzken, Rachel Harrison, Elliott Hundley, Gabriel Kuri, Jim Lambie, Nate Lowman, Sarah Lucas, Matthew Monahan -- Unmonumental : going to pieces in the 21st century / by Laura Hoptman -- Sculptures by Kristen Morgin, Manfred Pernice, Anselm Reyle, Marc André Robinson, Eva Rothschild, Lara Schnitger, Gedi Sibony, Shinique Smith, Nobuko Tsuchiya, Rebecca Warren -- Sculpture : a minor place / by Trevor Smith -- Yesterday's news / by Benjamin Godsill -- A critical glossary of space and sculpture / by Eva Diaz.

"Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century" is the first exhibition in the "Unmonumental" cycle, and explores the reinvention of sculptural assemblage. Using found, fragmented, and discarded materials, the works of the artists on view make a case for modesty, informality, and improvisation. The exhibition includes more than one hundred objects by thirty artists who represent a wide range of backgrounds and artistic strategies.

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