"A modern update of the Medieval trade manuals--the 'come-along-with-me' (vade mecum) of Medieval craftsmen--Words of Wisdom: A Curator's Vade Mecum is an invaluable guidebook for anyone interested in contemporary art and the practice of curating. In over fifty short essays, this compendium offers advice to a new generation of curators from veterans of contemporary art exhibitions who, over the past 25 years, have played a crucial role i ..."
"Swiss artist Hannah Villiger (1951-1997) was trained as a sculptor and always considered her work sculpture. Her artistic medium, however, was photography. In the early-1980s Villiger's own body became the focus of her work: it appears fragmented, distorted, twisted beyond recognition. Villiger developed her own unique way of working: Polaroid shots that she enlarged to a size of approximately one square meter (40 x 40 inches). With the ..."
"Preface by Jean-Christophe Ammann. Enzo Cucchi, Martin Disler, Sandro Chia, A. R. Penck (Ralf Winkler), Rolf Winnewisser, Jonathan Borofsky, Francesco Clemente, John Baldessari, Eric Fischl. Illustrations in b/w . 8vo pp. 296 Brossura (wrappers) Ottimo (Fine) Nove monografie e riproduzione dei portfolio di Cucchi (Immagine feroce), Disler (Black Doggie Time-Bomb), Chia (Manuale d'Aprile), Penck (8 Erfahrungen), Winnewisser (Visiting and ..."
Die wilden Sixties in Zürich Podiumsdiskussion anlässlich der Friedrich-Kuhn-Ausstellung (12.12.2008 - 01.03.2009) im Kunsthaus Zürich / Drei Gesprächsrunden mit Jean-ChristopheAmmann,HR Giger,Karl Jost,Fredi Murer [u.a.] Herausgegeben von Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft /Kunsthaus Zürich.Redaktion von BiceCuriger und Sandra Haldi. द्वारा Bice : Curiger, Jean-ChristopheAmmann, Sandra Haldi Paperback, 48 पन्ने, प्रकाशित 2011 द्वारा Kunsthaus Zürich, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-3-906574-64-6, ISBN: 3-906574-64-4
"Through these selectively introduced historical works, the exhibition and the book, together with Eisenman's oeuvre, open up a resonance space spanning a century in which social upheavals are presented in their urgency, but also with hope ..."
"À l’occasion de ses cinq ans, la Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles prévoit la publication d’un manifeste offrant à voir la ligne artistique et philosophique qu’elle développe à travers sa programmation : cherchant à porter depuis sa création un regard vivant sur l’Histoire, la Fondation a ainsi toujours tenté d’établir des liens fructueux et inédits entre l’œuvre de Van Gogh et celles de créateurs contemporains. Sous forme d’album photog ..."
"Herbst im ParadiesBroschiertes BuchJean-Luc Mylayne (* 1946) hat sein Leben lang die Welt durchstreift, um Vögel in ihrer ruralen Umgebung zu fotografieren. Dabei investierte er jeweils Wochen und Monate in die Suche nach der richtigen Komposition. Die Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles präsentiert ein Ensemble von 39 Werken, die zwischen 1979 und 2008 entstanden und in neun Kapiteln gegliedert sind. Im Umkreisen der Beziehung zum Licht u ..."
"Jean-Luc Mylayne a passé sa vie à se projeter dans le monde pour photographier les oiseaux dans un environnement rural qu’il investit pendant des semaines, voire des mois, pour obtenir la composition recherchée. Depuis 2009, aucune institution française n’a consacré d’exposition à cet artiste hors du temps. La Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles présente un ensemble de 38 œuvres créées entre 1979 et 2008, déclinées en neuf chapitres selon ..."
""Parkett" 85 celebrates the revered nonagenarian Austrian painter Maria Lassnig with new writing by Manuela Ammer, Robert Storr and Ludmila Vachtova; the Brazilian painter of carnival-inspired tropical plants and patterns, Beatriz Milhazes, with texts by Tanya Barson, Arto Lindsay and Barry Schwabsky; the strangely compelling French photographer of birds and bird habitats, Jean-Luc Mylayne, with writing by Josef Helfenstein and Fionn Me ..."
"... planning a show in the south of France on the subject of the pedestal. They
would like me to write something and would send me photos. I have already
made a stab at it without the photographs. [Editor's note: So Parkett feels free to
add images.] SKEPTIK / SCEPTICISM, 198 7 HA RA LD SZEEMA NN 'S Agency
for Mental Guestwork is located near Monte Verita in Ticino, Switzerland. LAUNE
/ MOOD, 1986. (PHOTO: WOLFGANG WOESSNER) Franz ..."
"Emma Kunz discovered her gifts of extra-sensory perception at an early age (*1892) and dedicated her life to researching the restorative energies of plants and minerals."
"A rare, behind-the-scenes look at one of the art world's most respected magazine, Parkett: 20 Years of Artists' Collaborations portrays and explores the 20 years of Parkett since 1984. Focused particularly on the making of the journals' signature artists' collaborations and editions, this book features unpublished artist interviews, statements, and other background information. Included as well are artists' documents on the making of Pa ..."
"In 1971 Saint Phalle married Jean Tinguely, and throughout that decade created the public sculptures and parks for which she became celebrated. Saint Phalle died of emphysema in California in May 2002."