Thomas Schutte by Julian Heynen

Thomas Schutte by Julian Heynen

Thomas Schtte has frequently cast himself into the role of a maverick--remained remote from the work of his artistic mentor, distanced himself from the statements of each ephemeral Zeitgeist and increasingly contradicted his own positions--and in so doing has become one of the most influential artists of his generation. Shifting from text to image to object to book, his work juxtaposes biographical moments with contemporary events, oscillates between the aspiration to shape the public reception of architecture and monumental sculpture and the conjunctive of model-maker, and projects avant-garde ideas onto traditional forms of art. With meticulous rigor, Ulrich Loock has observed the evolution of Schtte's output over the past 25 years. Underpinning his lucid overview is a series of intensive discussions between the author and artist on the genesis and history of particular works. This well-designed book is the most comprehensive monograph of the artist's work to date, and provides profound insight into Schtte's work through detailed discussions of the pieces.

"An illuminating book"—The Times

"A substantial monograph on one of Germany's most prominent artists."—The Art Book

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"Gives the reader the impression of a personal encounter with the artists. Apart from the writing which is lucid and illuminating, it is undoubtedly the wealth of lavish illustrations which makes looking at these books a satisfying entertainment."—The Art Book

Julian Heynen is Director of Exhibitions at the Krefeld Art Museums and presented Schütte's first museum show in 1986. Heynen writes extensively on modern and contemporary art.

James Lingwood is a writer and curator of Schütte's first survey exhibition in Britain. He is Co-Director of Artangel, London, and his many publications include The Epic and the Everyday (1994), Rachel Whiteread's House (Phaidon, 1995) and Juan Muñoz, Monologues and Dialogues (1996).

Angela Vettese is a Milan-based critic and curator. She is Professor of Art History at the Carrera Academy in Bergamo. Her many catalogue texts include Piero Manzoni (1994) and John Cage (1993), and she is the author of Capire l'artecontemporanea (1996).

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ISBN 13	9780714837147
ISBN 10	0714837148
Title	Thomas Schutte
Author	Julian Heynen
Series	Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Phaidon Press Ltd
Year published	1999-11-12
Number of pages	160
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