The essential guide for any art aficionado keen to put their finger on the pulse of tomorrow’s art.
With the birth of contemporary museum culture and the advent of digital technologies, the 21st century has brought a whole new means by which to access art and its histories. How do we engage with contemporary art in an ever-developing global context, without getting lost in a frenzied cult of novelty?
The Artists Who Will Change the World is a new global map of art that points to the future. Unlike a traditional atlas, its cartography illustrates a world of international artists who may not yet be household names, but who will undoubtedly shape the art of tomorrow. These are artists whose work engages with the aesthetics of technology and the issues of tomorrow; artists who are developing concepts rarely tested before, or who are engaging with politics in new ways. Omar Kholeif takes us on a journey of discovery that will influence generations of artists and art lovers to come.
With the birth of contemporary museum culture and the advent of digital technologies, the 21st century has brought a whole new means by which to access art and its histories. How do we engage with contemporary art in an ever-developing global context, without getting lost in a frenzied cult of novelty?
The Artists Who Will Change the World is a new global map of art that points to the future. Unlike a traditional atlas, its cartography illustrates a world of international artists who may not yet be household names, but who will undoubtedly shape the art of tomorrow. These are artists whose work engages with the aesthetics of technology and the issues of tomorrow; artists who are developing concepts rarely tested before, or who are engaging with politics in new ways. Omar Kholeif takes us on a journey of discovery that will influence generations of artists and art lovers to come.
Extent: 192 pp
Format: PLC (no jacket)
Publication date: 2018-09-13
Size: 23.0 x 17.7 cm
ISBN: 9780500519967
Mapping the Contemporary: Introduction by Omar Kholeif • The Cause but not the Symptom: Introduction by Douglas Coupland • Technology: Jeremy Bailey; James Bridle; Ian Cheng; DIS; Constant Dullaart; Guan Xiao; Katja Novitskova; Trevor Paglen; Heather Phillipson; Jacolby; Satterwhite; Hito Steyerl; Ryan Trecartin • Identity: Jonathas de Andrade; Zach Blas; Andrea Crespo; Celia Hempton; Adam Linder; Tala Madani; James Richards; Tejal Shah; Hank Willis Thomas; Amalia Ulman; Lynette Yiadom-Boakye • Place: Nadim Abbas; Assemble; Cao Fei; Cui Jie; Theaster Gates; Camille Henrot; Iman Issa; Samson Kambalu; Lee Kit; Basim Magdy; Taus Makhacheva; Koki Tanaka; Adrián Villar Rojas; Amanda Williams; Zhou Tao • Power: Lawrence Abu Hamdan; Sophia Al-Maria; Yto Barrada; Zachary Cahill; Simon Denny; GCC; Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Jorge; Jumana Manna; Otobong Nkanga; Christodoulos Panayiotou; The Propeller Group; Imran Qureshi; Michael Rakowitz; Hrair Sarkissian; Kemang Wa Lehulere; Xu Zhen
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About the Author
Over the last decade, Omar Kholeif has quickly become one of the most recognisable curators of modern and contemporary art working globally. By the age of thirty he had curated over a hundred exhibitions and commissions of contemporary artists’ work. He has authored or edited over twenty books on art.
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