
Haunted
Contemporary Photography - Video - Performance
Guggenheim Museum Publications,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 13. May 2010
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-89207-398-6 (ISBN)
Description
Much of contemporary photography and video seems haunted by the past, by ghostly apparitions that are reanimated in reproductive media, as well as in live performance and the virtual world. By using dated, passe, or quasiextinct stylistic devices, subject matter and technologies, this art embodies a melancholic longing for an otherwise unrecuperable past. Haunted examines the myriad ways photographic imagery is incorporated into recent practice and in the process underscores the unique power of reproductive media while documenting a widespread contemporary obsession with documenting the past. The works included in the exhibition range from individual photographs and photographic series, to sculptures and paintings that incorporate photographic elements, to videos, film, performance and site-specific installations. Drawn primarily from the Guggenheim's collection, Haunted features recent acquisitions, many of which will be exhibited by the museum for the first time.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
160 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 238 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1371 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89207-398-6 (9780892073986)
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