Rhetorical Image

Kalinovska, Milena; Dürrenmatt, Friedrich; Summerbell, Deirdre; Dimitrijevic, Nena; Ferguson, Bruce; Barry, Judith; Baumgarten, Lothar; Daitch, Susan. Rhetorical Image. New York, NY: The New Museum of Contemporary Art, 1990.

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Abstract (English)

The authors examine the role of the artist as an active participant in society, who counters the empty rhetoric of power by representing it critically. Includes references to conceptual art, public art, the Other, and the spectacle, as well as interviews between Bruce Ferguson and the 20 artists in exhibition. Circa 80 bibl. ref.

Types: Catalogues > Exhibition catalogues
All Contributors: Kalinovska, Milena (Curator); Kalinovska, Milena (Author); Dürrenmatt, Friedrich (Author); Summerbell, Deirdre (Editor); Summerbell, Deirdre (Author); Dimitrijevic, Nena (Author); Ferguson, Bruce (Author); Ferguson, Bruce (Interviewer); Adams, Dennis (Interviewee); Barry, Judith (Interviewee); Barry, Judith (Author); Baumgarten, Lothar (Artist); Baumgarten, Lothar (Author); Dimitrijevic, Braco (Interviewee); Finn-Kelcey, Rose (Interviewee); Gonzales-Torres, Félix (Interviewee); Gotovac, Tomislav (Interviewee); Finlay, Ian Hamilton (Interviewee); Huber, Thomas (Interviewee); Kabakov, Ilya (Interviewee); Kozlowski, Jaroslaw (Interviewee); Meireles, Cildo (Interviewee); Miyajima, Tatsuo (Interviewee); Muntadas, Antonio (Interviewee); Steinman, Barbara (Interviewee); Weiner, Lawrence (Interviewee); Wodiczko, Krzysztof (Interviewee); Daitch, Susan (Author); Tucker, Maria (Prefacer)
Dossier: 360 - NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (New York, NY)
Collation: 90 p. : 60 ill. ; 31 x 23 cm
ISBN: 0915557711
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: New York, NY: The New Museum of Contemporary Art
Artists: Adams, Dennis; ART & LANGUAGE; Barry, Judith; Baumgarten, Lothar; Dimitrijevic, Braco; Finn-Kelcey, Rose; Gonzalez-Torres, Felix; Gotovac, Tomislav; Hamilton-Finlay, Ian; Huber, Thomas; Kabakov, Ilya; On Kawara; Kolar, Jiri; Kozlowski, Jaroslaw; Meireles, Cildo; Miyajima, Tatsuo; Muntadas; Steinman, Barbara; Weiner, Lawrence; Wodiczko, Krzysztof
Critics / Curators / Historians: Kalinovska, Milena
Art Organizations: Exhibition Centres > United States > New Museum Of Contemporary Art (New York, NY)
Event Statement: Exhibition dates: 9 Dec. 1990 - 3 Feb. 1991, The New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York).
Keywords: ARTIST'S ROLE; CONCEPTUAL ART; POLITICAL ART; SOCIAL COMMENTARY; PUBLIC ART; SPECTACLE
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Date Deposited: 16 Sep 1991
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2012 13:35
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/3597
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