Eccentric : aesthetics of freedom /
"Bold and free, funny, touching, disturbing-- exhibits by 50 international artists show that eccentricity involves far more than outrageousness or decadence. Rejecting all forms of ideology, it is a social driver of freedom and tolerance. Around 100 works, including painting, sculpture, install...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | German English |
| Language Notes: | Text in German with parallel English translation. |
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Munich :
Hirmer Publishers,
[2024]
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| Edition: | English cover edition. |
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| Summary: | "Bold and free, funny, touching, disturbing-- exhibits by 50 international artists show that eccentricity involves far more than outrageousness or decadence. Rejecting all forms of ideology, it is a social driver of freedom and tolerance. Around 100 works, including painting, sculpture, installation art, video, and design present a celebration of diversity beyond all rigid norms and cliches" -- Back cover. "Courageous, free, humorous, touching, and disturbing: these works by fifty international artists show how eccentric means more than neurotic or decadent. Eccentricity resists all kinds of ideology, and indeed it can be an engine of social freedom and tolerance. Through approximately one hundred pieces-- including painting, sculpture, installation, art, video, and design-- diversity is celebrated in ways that defy rigid norms and clicȟs. Inspiring, thoughtful, and quick-witted, the short texts in this book introduce us to some of the most brilliant eccentrics of the art world. The overall impression is just as dazzling as it is multifaceted and shows the full scope of work that is "eccentric" (from ex centro, outside the middle) through experiments with materials or free-spirited approaches to themes such as identity, body, environment, and humanity. Richly illustrated and beautifully designed, this magazine-like catalog is a feast for the eyes and will awaken curiosity about the eccentric in all of us. Artists: Jean-Marie Appriou, Yael Bartana, Maurizio Cattelan, Julian Charrïre, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Salvador Dal̕, Max Ernst, Simon Fujiwara, Isa Genzken, Gilbert & George, Mike Kelley, Martin Kippenberger, Jeff Koons, Paul McCarthy, Jonathan Meese, Paola Pivi, Christina Quarles, Pipilotti Rist, Bunny Rogers, Raqib Shaw, Cindy Sherman, Sophia S|ßmilch, Anna Uddenberg, Andy Warhol, Zadie Xa, Lu Yang et al." -- Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | "This catalog is published on the occasion of the exhibition Eccentric. ♯sthetik der Freiheit / Aesthetics of Freedom, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, 25 October 2024- 27 April 2025"-- p. 215. |
| Physical Description: | 215 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm |
| ISBN: | 9783777445069 3777445061 9783777445045 3777445045 |