Antoni Muntadas (Books)

Antoni Muntadas Books

Antoni Muntadas is a multidisciplinary media artist whose work explores the intricate relationships between art, technology, and society. His artistic approach often delves into a critical examination of media systems and their profound influence on our perception of the world. Through a diverse range of media, from installations to video, Muntadas prompts viewers to reflect on how information and images are presented and consumed. His oeuvre is characterized by its intellectual depth and universal themes that resonate across cultures.

Ladies & Gentlemen

164 pages
6 hours of reading

"Men's Room." "Women's Room." We see these signs everywhere, every day, so much that we take them for granted. New York-based photographer Antoni Muntadas, however, has taken photographs of these signs all over the world, and they are published in Ladies & Gentlemen. As we turn page after page of these signs in different languages, signs with different graphics, we are not only amused, but we realize that these symbols have been transformed into gender symbols that refer to a universally accepted gender division. Virtually without text, this volume simply presents the images for what they signifiers of public spaces that exist for a private function.