Robert Smith is an author whose works enrich the literary landscape with thought-provoking and genre-bending narratives. His writing delves into alternative history, science fiction, contemporary themes, and historical non-fiction, all with the aim of engaging the reader's intellect. Smith's Southeast Asian trilogy, exploring the rise and fall of powerful empires, offers an immersive journey into the region's history. Whether questioning societal norms or introducing unfamiliar civilizations, his books are crafted to captivate and broaden the reader's perspective.
Tracing artists' increasing use of their bodies as subject and actual material of their artworks, this title charts the rise of new forms of expression such as Body Art, Happenings, Performance and Live Art.
Some of the most representative tendencies of the second half of the 20th century are represented in the private collection of German Reinhard Onnasch, which features work by Hans Hofmann, Robert Motherwell, Morris Louis, Barnett Newman, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, Edward Kienholz, Dan Flavin, Hans Haacke, Robert Smithson, Mike Kelley, Dan Graham, Lawrence Weiner, Jason Rhoades, and others.Essays by Boris Groys, Petra Kipphoff. Artworks by Dan Flavin, Dan Graham, Hans Haacke, Hans Hofmann, Mike Kelley, Edward Kienholz, Morris Louis, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Smithson, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Lawrence Weiner. 8.75 x 10.5 in.110 color illustrationsEnglish/Portuguese
The definitive survey of Land Art and contemporary environmental art, now available in paperback
Blasted Allegories makes available the best and most representative examples of artists' writings from the past ten years, an era marked by such pluralism and eclecticism that the voice of the artist may be the clearest one to listen to.The writings, which included both criticism and fiction, have been selected both for their intrinsic, quality and their usefulness; to an understanding of contemporary art.Among the artists represented are Laurie Anderson, Eric Bogosian, Spalding Gray, Theresa Hak Kyng Cha, Dan Graham, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Matt Mullican, Richard Prince, Martha Roster, Allan Sekula, and William Wegman.Brian Wallis an editor at Art in America. A publication of The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York. Distributed by The MIT Press