by Thomas Hirschorn
- Editor(s)
- Thomas Hirschorn
- Publication, year
- London : Art Review, 2007
- Scope
- unpaged. [ca 90.], illustrated, 30 cm.
The Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn has always been at the frontline of the alternative art scene, consistently disseminating the iconography and socio-economics of a capitalist culture in meltdown. In ‘Where Do I Stand? What Do I Want?’, published as the August 2007 issue of Art Review, the artist givesan insight into his revolutionary aesthetic. The magazine is both a radical left-wing manifesto and a window into the soul of an artist whose prolific output is an attempt, not only to define his place in the world, but also a call to arms for those sleeping souls who realize that the only questions they really need to address are those of a revolutionary nature. ’Where Do I Stand? What do I Want? is a fiercely intellectual yet accessible collection of essays that chart a path of visual resistance, taking in everyone from Joseph Beuys, Alexandre Costanzo and Andy Warhol to Che Guevara. The overarching suggestion is that the greatest tools of every true artist have their foundation in courage. Includes Hirschhorn's 2003 declaration that he would no longer exhibit in his homeland of Switzerland--as well as his 2007 follow-up that his boycot was over. (main source: Dazed, https://www.daze digital.com/artsandculture/article/2667/1/where-do-i-stand-what-do-i-want)
- Person as subject
- Thomas Hirschorn
- Location
- Cabinet 4 - 1: Kunstenaars
- Remarks
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