Utopia & Contemporary Art

ed. by Christian Gether, Stine Hoholt, Marie Laurberg ; texts by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Richard Nobel, Malcolm Miles ...[et al.]

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Author(s)

Hans Ulrich Obrist, Richard Nobel, Malcolm Miles, ...[et al.]

Editor(s)

Christian Gether, Stine Hoholt, Marie Laurberg

Publication, year

Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2012

Scope

176 Pages, illustrated, 27 cm.

ISBN

9783775732819

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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. 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.

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Location

Cabinet 31 - 4: Sociale praktijk