Artist's Artist
ed. by Harald Falckenberg, Peter Weibel ; texts by Bazon Brock, Kenny Schachter, Kim Gordon ...[et al.]
- Author(s)
- Bazon Brock, Kenny Schachter, Kim Gordon, ...[et al.]
- Editor(s)
- Harald Falckenberg, Peter Weibel
- Publication, year
- Cambridge, Mass. ; Karlsruhe ; Hamburg : The MIT Press ; ZKM / Center for Art and Media ; Sammlung Falckenberg, 2009
- Scope
- 640 Pages, illustrated, 28 cm.
- ISBN
- 9780262012546
This book charts Paul Thek's journey from legendary outsider to foundational figure in contemporary art. In their antiheroic diversity, Thek's works embody the art revolution of the 1960s; indeed, Susan Sontag dedicated her classic Against Interpretation to him. Thek occupied a place between high art and low art, between the epic and the everyday. During his brief life (1933-1988), he went against the grain of art world trends, humanizing the institutional spaces of art with the force of his humor, spirituality, and character. Twenty years after Thek's death from AIDS, we can now recognize his influence on contemporary artists ranging from Vito Acconci and Bruce Nauman to Matthew Barney, Mike Kelley, and Paul McCarthy, as well as Kai Althoff, Jonathan Meese, and Thomas Hirschhorn.
- Person as subject
- Paul Thek
- Location
- Cabinet 8 - 1: Kunstenaars
- Remarks
- Incl. Bibliographical References
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