Edited by Will Bradley and Charles Esche, Art and Social Change gathers together artists' proposals, manifestos, theoretical texts and public declarations that focus on the questions of political engagement and change.
David Everitt Howe gauges Josef Strau's balance of writing and representation, reading and critique, in this short essay on his practice.
Bérenice Reynaud discusses Chantal Akerman's La Captive (1999), comparing the narratives of Proust and Akerman in an analysis of femininity and memory.
Two landmark exhibitions in 1969, 'Op Losse Schroeven' and 'When Attitudes Become Form', publicly introduced the 'new art' of the 1960s. This book, the first in the Exhibition Histories series, reveals how each brought together Arte Povera, Conceptual and Land art whilst introducing new curatorial approaches.
Josefine Wikström reviews Tate Britain’s timely symposium on art and ‘immaterial labour’, calling for a closer consideration of recent critiques of this concept and its foundational theories.
I was 17 when I acquired my first book of Hans-Peter Feldmann's The Museum in the Head (1989). The title lodged itself in my mind, where it has remained to the present day...
Edited by Will Bradley and Charles Esche, Art and Social Change gathers together artists' proposals, manifestos, theoretical texts and public declarations that focus on the questions of political engagement and change.
David Everitt Howe gauges Josef Strau's balance of writing and representation, reading and critique, in this short essay on his practice.
Bérenice Reynaud discusses Chantal Akerman's La Captive (1999), comparing the narratives of Proust and Akerman in an analysis of femininity and memory.
Two landmark exhibitions in 1969, 'Op Losse Schroeven' and 'When Attitudes Become Form', publicly introduced the 'new art' of the 1960s. This book, the first in the Exhibition Histories series, reveals how each brought together Arte Povera, Conceptual and Land art whilst introducing new curatorial approaches.
Josefine Wikström reviews Tate Britain’s timely symposium on art and ‘immaterial labour’, calling for a closer consideration of recent critiques of this concept and its foundational theories.
I was 17 when I acquired my first book of Hans-Peter Feldmann's The Museum in the Head (1989). The title lodged itself in my mind, where it has remained to the present day...
In this study of A Line Made by Walking, Dieter Roelstraete explores how the work combines the organic, the temporary, the non-material and the performative in order to offer a critique of the art system and its language, forms and values.
Online
Hollybush Gardens, London presents an exhibition by Anne Tallentire, of both old work and installations specially made for this occasion. The show opens on 18 May and runs until 24 June.
To know more about Anne Tallentire’s work, read this in-depth interview with Lisa Panting on Afterall Online.
We are pleased to announce that David Campany received the 2012 ICP Infinity Award for his Afterall One Work book Jeff Wall: Picture for Women.
To find out more about the award-winning book, watch this interview with the writer.
MRes: Exhibition Studies
MRes Art: Exhibition Studies, run by Afterall's editorial team,
is accepting applications for its second academic year. Located at
the new campus of Central Saint Martins in King's Cross, the course
examines how contemporary art exhibitions shape the way art is both
seen and made. Visiting lecturers have included art historian
Claire Bishop and curator Roger
Buergel. The application deadline is 30 June 2012. To learn
more about the course, click
here.
Books
Tate Modern presents 'Alighiero Boetti: Game Plan', an opportunity to see significant works by the influential Arte Povera artist, including Mappa and other works related to travel, geography and displacement.
For a focused study of Alighiero Boetti's practice, read Luca Cerizza's One Work Book on Mappa, in which he contextualises his work within the contemporary art movements of Minimalism, Conceptualism and Arte Povera.
