Amazement Park: Stan, Sara and Johannes Van Der Beek
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Amazement Park: Stan, Sara and Johannes Van Der Beek by Ian Berry
A few years before his death in 1984, the conceptual artist Stan VanDerBeek recalled a dream he had of the ideal exhibition space: a dark room with "projected images, movies, and stills everywhere," which he playfully referred to as "Amazement Park." Taking inspiration from that dream, this project combines artwork by the influential filmmaker and artist with work by his daughter, Sarah, and son, Johannes, both contemporary artists. This unique book captures the ensuing exhibition: a studio-like space that changed every month for one year and featured works by all three artists. The drawings, photographs, video and sculpture that revolved in and out of the exhibition reflect the artists' common interest in re-combination and collage, ephemeral materials and architectural forms. The experience afforded son and daughter the chance for a working dialog with each other and their father, who died when they were still children. Editor Ian Berry interviews Sara and Johannes VanDerBeek about their work and that of their father, and essays explore each artist's oeuvre in detail.
Ian Berry is Associate Director and Malloy Curator of the Tang Museum at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. Anne Ellegood is Senior Curator at the Hammer Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles. Fionn Meade is a writer and curator based in New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783791352084 |
| ISBN 10 | 3791352083 |
| Title | Amazement Park: Stan, Sara and Johannes Van Der Beek |
| Author | Ian Berry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Prestel |
| Year published | 2012-01-25 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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