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Peter Fischli David Weiss Beate Sontgen

Peter Fischli David Weiss By Beate Sontgen

Peter Fischli David Weiss by Beate Sontgen

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The first monogaph onthe witty, celebrated Swiss duo.

Peter Fischli David Weiss Summary

Peter Fischli David Weiss by Beate Sontgen

Peter Fischli and David Weiss are a Swiss artistic duo who first began working together in the late 1970s. Their internationally renowned sculpture, video and photographic works look at everyday life and its conceptions of beauty and pleasure, forming an innocent, unpredictable world utterly unique in contemporary art

Peter Fischli and David Weiss work has been seen at such key international exhibitions as documenta 8 (1987) and X (1997), the Biennales of Sydney (1990, 1998) and Sao Paulo (1989) and the Carnegie International, Pittsburgh (1988), among many others. This is the first true monograph on this extraordinary pair, who will have a major retrospective of their work at the Tate Modern, London (2005-6)

Fischli & Weiss are represented by Spruth Magers Lee, 12 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8DT, England, tel. +44 20 7491 0100, fax 20 7491 0200, and Matthew Marks Gallery, 523 West 24 St, New York, NY 10011

Artists residence: Zurich, Switzerland

Peter Fischli David Weiss Reviews

On the Contemporary Artists Series

"The boldest, best executed, and most far-reaching publishing project devoted to contemporary art. These books will revolutionize the way contemporary art is presented and written about."Artforum

"The combination of intelligent analysis, personal insight, useful facts and plentiful pictures is a superb format invaluable for specialists but also interesting for casual readers, it makes these books a must for the library of anyone who cares about contemporary art."Time Out

"A unique series of informative monographs on individual artists."The Sunday Times

"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

About Beate Sontgen

Robert Fleck is Director of the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg. He has been working as an art critic and curator since 1981. From 1991-3 he was the Federal Curator for Austrian contemporary art, and in 1998 he co-curated Manifesta 2. From 2000-3 he was Director of ERBAN Fine Art School in Nantes. His books include Die Muhl-Kommune (2003) and Yves Klein (2004).

Beate Sontgen is Professor of Art History at Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany. From 2003-4 she was Laurenz-Professor of Contemporary Art at Basel University, Switzerland, and from 1998-2002 Assistant Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Braunschweig, Germany. She has published several books and contributed to many catalogues and publications, including Texte zur Kunst and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ).

Arthur C. Danto is Johnsonian Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University, New York, and the art critic for The Nation. His books include Unnatural Wonders: Essays from the Gap between Art and Life (2005), Beyond the Brillo Box: The Visual Arts in Post Historical Perspective and Encounters (1992), and Reflections: Art in the Historical Present (1992), which won the Book Critics Circle Award.

Table of Contents

Interview - Swiss critic Beate Soentgen discusses with the artists notions of sincerity and illusion, and examines the question of how literally viewers are asked to read their work. * Survey - French critic and curator Robert Fleck looks at Fischli and Weiss' ability to resist conventional artistic categories, crossing fluidly between sculpture, installation, photography and the moving image. * Focus - Noted art critic and leading authority on Fischli and Weiss, Professor Arthur C. Danto examines the immensely popular The Way Things Go (1987), offering a new perspective on this well-known film. * Artist's Choice - The artists have chosen a text by Swiss novelist Robert Walser on the pleasure of walking, which mirrors their own meanderings. * Artist's Writings - include unpublished scripts from early video works and an interview from 1996 with Rirkrit Tiravanija, one of the many contemporary artists who admire Fischli and Weiss' understated, unmonumental style. * Chronology and Bibliography

Additional information

GOR006662544
9780714843230
0714843237
Peter Fischli David Weiss by Beate Sontgen
Beate Sontgen
Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Phaidon Press Ltd
2005-07-11
160
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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