
Birgit Jürgenssen
I am.
Prestel (Publisher)
Published on 1. December 2018
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-3-7913-5833-8 (ISBN)
Description
This mesmerizing collection of photography, drawing, and sculpture showcases the work of Birgit Jürgenssen, an Austrian avant-garde artist.
Birgit Jürgenssen (1949-2003), one of Austria's leading avantgarde artists, was a strong feminist and fierce advocate for women in the arts. This volume draws on the comprehensive spectrum of Jürgenssen's oeuvre, rooted in deconstructing stereotypical relationships. Starting in the late sixties, Jürgenssen's early vibrant illustrations and surrealist, dreamlike photographs explored gender and societal restraints. Her hybrid human forms debunked gender codes and blurred the lines between humans, plants, and animals. This inspiring book reveals Jürgenssen's prescient and revolutionary work and reaffirms her legacy of challenging boundaries in art and in life.This book is beautifully produced with tactile cover material and lavish paper changes.
Birgit Jürgenssen (1949-2003), one of Austria's leading avantgarde artists, was a strong feminist and fierce advocate for women in the arts. This volume draws on the comprehensive spectrum of Jürgenssen's oeuvre, rooted in deconstructing stereotypical relationships. Starting in the late sixties, Jürgenssen's early vibrant illustrations and surrealist, dreamlike photographs explored gender and societal restraints. Her hybrid human forms debunked gender codes and blurred the lines between humans, plants, and animals. This inspiring book reveals Jürgenssen's prescient and revolutionary work and reaffirms her legacy of challenging boundaries in art and in life.This book is beautifully produced with tactile cover material and lavish paper changes.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
München
Germany
Illustrations
194
59 s/w Abbildungen, 194 farbige Abbildungen
270
Dimensions
Height: 30.3 cm
Width: 22.6 cm
Thickness: 3 cm
Weight
1655 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7913-5833-8 (9783791358338)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Author
NATASCHA BURGER ist Direktorin des Estate Birgit Jürgenssen in Wien.
NICOLE FRITZ ist Direktorin der Kunsthalle Tübingen.
Contributions
Maurizio Cattelan ist ein italienischer Künstler und international für seine provakanten, oft satirischen Werke bekannt.
Jessica Morgan ist Kuratorin für zeitgenössische Kunst an der Tate Modern, London.
Gabriele Schor ist die Direktorin der SAMMLUNG VERBUND in Wien. Sie kuratierte zahlreiche Ausstellungen und publizierte viele Werke, u.a. Monografien über Birgit Jürgenssen, Francesca Woodman, Renate Berlmann und Louise Lawler sowie den Catalogue raisonné zum Frühwerk von Cindy Sherman.
Jasper Sharp, Autor und Kurator, arbeitete von 1999 - 2005 am Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venedig und von 2006 - 2007 am Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary in Wien. Seitdem arbeitet er an Ausstellungs-, Vorlesungs- und Publikationsreihen im Bereich der modernen und zeitgenössischen Kunst.