Dreamhome : stories of art and shelter /

This unique and engagingly written book reveals how some of today's most exciting artists are reimagining the idea of home for our unsettled times. In his evocative style, Justin Paton investigates a place we all have a stake in--from houses of memory to upturned houses, from haunted houses to...

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Main Authors: Paton, Justin (Author)
Corporate Authors: Art Gallery of New South Wales
Published: Art Gallery of New South Wales,
Publisher Address: Sydney, Australia :
Publication Dates: [2023]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: This unique and engagingly written book reveals how some of today's most exciting artists are reimagining the idea of home for our unsettled times. In his evocative style, Justin Paton investigates a place we all have a stake in--from houses of memory to upturned houses, from haunted houses to light houses, from intimate spaces of shelter to optimistic future communities. Richly illustrated, Dreamhome brings together artworks by twenty-six artists from around the world, as well as diverse contextual imagery that includes family photographs, film stills, architectural drawings, and historical records. Exhibition: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (03.12.2022-late 2023).
Item Description: Published in association with the exhibition of the same name held 3 December 2022-27 August 2023 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Carrier Form: 239 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-227).
ISBN: 9781741741612
1741741610
Index Number: N8217
CLC: J114-28
Call Number: J114-28/P312
Contents: Introduction: never not strange -- Some model houses -- Living rooms -- Provisional sanctuaries -- Shadow homes -- House in a storm -- Eleven ways of looking at Te Ao Hau -- Dwelling together -- It all becomes more intimate suddenly -- Voices of home / edited by Lisa Catt and Emily Sullivan.