Artist's book of international advertisements and images collected by Peter Fischli and David Weiss. Edited by Beatrix Ruf. "Sonne, Mond und Sterne is an 800-page artist's book consisting of just as many images, inspired by an international selection of magazine advertisements and compiled and organized into loose categories by the influential Swiss artistic collaborators Fischli & Weiss. ... [details]
![Peter Fischli David Weiss : Ausfluge, Arbeiten, Ausstellungen / Ein offener Index [Excursions, Works, Exhibitions / An Open Index]](/objects/images/s12139.jpg "Peter Fischli David Weiss : Ausfluge, Arbeiten, Ausstellungen / Ein offener Index [Excursions, Works, Exhibitions / An Open Index]")
Illustrated index of the work of Fischli & Weiss compiled and with text by Renate Goldmann. Includes an interview between Fischli & Weiss and Goldmann, biography, exhibition history, and filmography. Texts in German. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held December 1, 2006 - February 25, 2007. Curated by Jens Hoffmann and Christina Kennedy. Artists include Daniel Buren, John Baldessari, Gerard Byrne, Thomas Demand, Urs Fischer, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Isa Genzken, Andrew Grassie, Martin Kippenberger, Paul McCarthy, Bruce Nauman, Perry Ogden, Martha Rosler, Dieter Roth, Frances Stark, Wolfgang Tillmans, Ian Wallace, Andy Warhol, and a special appearance by Douglas Gordon. ... [details]
Critical theory by Hans Ulrich Obrist. "A compendium of texts written between 1990 and 2006, here are exhibition case studies – 'Hotel Carlton Palace,' 'Cities on the Move,' 'Do It,' 'Utopia Station' – involving some of the more thought-provoking artists, architects, and scientists of our time such as Paul Chan, Alexander Dorner, Olafur Eliasson, Cao Fei, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Douglas Gordon, Pierre Huyghe, Qingyung Ma, Philippe Parreno, Cedric Price, Luc Steels, Rirkrit Tiravanija, among others, from Zurich to Guangzhou and back again. ... [details]
"This collection of underexposed black-and-white images does exactly that, recreating low-end figurative paintings as muddy, dark, snapshots and minting them anew as fine art. Subjects include landscapes and historical scenes, animal and mythological beings, and, yes, female figures. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Film: Best of 2005," by John Waters, Amy Taubin, James Quandt, Chrissie Iles, Isaac Julien; "Music: Best of 2005," by Dennis Cooper, Stephen Vitiello, Christoph Cox, Susie Ibarra, and Debra Singer; "Books: Best of 2005," by Yve-Alain Bois, Pamela M. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with the 2005 Reykjavik Arts Festival," which brought together over 30 international artists making work that deals with collapsing the boundaries between art, life, and materiality as viewed through the legacy of Dieter Roth. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Books: Caroline A. Jones on 'Mirror-Travels: Robert Smithson and History,'" by Caroline A. Jones; "Film: Thad Ziolkowski on 'Riding Giants,'" by Thad Ziolkowski; "Film: Isaac Julien on 'Baadasssss!,"' by Isaac Julien; "Media: Abigail Solomon-Godeau's Dispatches from the Image Wars," by Abigail Solomon-Godeau; "On Site: Tom Vanderbilt on New-model Flash Mobs," by Tom Vanderbilt; "Performance: Jonathan Gilmore on William Kentridge's 'Ritorno d'Ulisse,'" by Jonathan Gilmore; "Slant: David Rimanelli Gives his Class Homework," by David Rimanelli; "News: Peter Plagens on the Whitney's New Curators," by Peter Plagens; "Top Ten," by Lucy McKenzie; "Black-box Theater: Minimalism Revisited; Specific Objections: Three Exhibitions," by Yve-Alain Bois; Black-box Theater: Minimalism Revisited; Wear and Care: Preserving Judd," by Ann Temkin; "Black-box Theater: Minimalism Revisited; Artists Takes," by Josiah McElheny, Robert Gober, and Andrea Zittel; "Black-box Theater: Minimalism Revisited; Language in the Vicinity of Art: Artists' Writings, 1960-1975," by Jeffrey Weiss; "1000 Words: Anthony McCall," by Jeffrey Kastner; "No More Scale: The Experience of Size in Contemporary Sculpture," by James Meyer; "Portfolio: Ed Ruscha," by Scott Rothkopf; "Openings: Taft Green," by Jan Tumlir. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at The Jewish Museum San Francisco, San Francisco, March 7 - June 27, 2004. Traveled to Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, July 24 - October 3, 2004; and Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, June 9 - September 4, 2005. ... [details]
"With Do It in hand, you will be able to make a work of (someone else's) art yourself. Since 1993 Do It has provided its public with how-to pages of instructions written by 168 of the most important artists and writers working today. ... [details]
