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Utopia has become a controversial concept, spanning the field between the belief in an ideal society and the dystopian nightmare. Within the last decade, the contemporary art scene has witnessed a return of utopia and utopian thinking. Whether detectable as an impulse, critically reassessed as a con...
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Hatje Cantz ; Arken,
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| Publisher Address: | Ostfildern, Germany : Ishøj, Denmark : |
| Publication Dates: | [2012] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Utopia has become a controversial concept, spanning the field between the belief in an ideal society and the dystopian nightmare. Within the last decade, the contemporary art scene has witnessed a return of utopia and utopian thinking. Whether detectable as an impulse, critically reassessed as a concept, or cautiously or daringly articulated in a specific vision - utopia continues to matter. This publication investigates the meanings of utopia in contemporary art. Theorists, critics, and curators discuss the different ways of thinking and performing utopia in contemporary art from a broad range of angles. The essays explore the current relevance of utopia as well as how people in different societies live, think, act, and imagine. The two parts, Utopia Revisited and Utopian Positions, provide both a theoretical backdrop for the reformulations of utopia in contemporary art as well as examinations of specific utopian stances in connection with the three-year utopia project at ARKEN Museum of Modern Art and solo shows by Qiu Anxiong, Katharina Grosse, and Olafur Eliasson. |
| Item Description: |
Statement of responsibility from colophon. "This book is published in conjunction with the three-year exhibition project Utopia (2009-2011) at Arken Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj"--Colophon. |
| Carrier Form: | 175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783775732819 3775732810 |
| Index Number: | N6490 |
| CLC: | J110.99 |
| Call Number: | J110.99/U91 |