ISBN 1-894773-05-5 $29.95 CDN $20.50 US 384 pages 50 b&w photos paper 7.5 x 9" Art — Curatorial Practice — Cultural Studies BISAC: ANT002000 — ART006000 — ART009000
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Obsession, Compulsion, Collection: On Objects, Display Culture, and Interpretation Book launch: June 24, 7 pm, Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre Art museums and public galleries amass collections in order to preserve, document, research, and exhibit collective histories as a culture. Obsession, Compulsion, Collection: On Objects, Display Culture, and Interpretation is a compilation of essays by leading Canadian and international curators and artists that explores the role of the art object in a broader context of visual and display culture. The book analyzes the human impulse to collect and the social context, rhetoric, politics, and science associated with cultural collections. Thought-provoking essays are related to the following themes: The Anatomy of Desire All that Remains: Collecting Trauma, Memory, and Waste Management Culture as Collectible Conspicuous Consumption: Constructing Value and Public Property Pretty Good Access: Objects in the Matrix The Ephemeral Collection: Collecting the Immaterial Object The fourth in a series of books about curating and contemporary art, Obsession, Compulsion, Collection is an important touchstone for artists and curators alike. Other books in the series include Beyond the Box: Diverging Curatorial Practices (edited by Melanie Townsend), Naming a Practice: Curatorial Strategies for the Future (edited by Peter White), and The Edge of Everything: Reflections on Curatorial Practice (edited by Catherine Thomas). Contributors Joan Borsa Amber-Dawn Bear Robe Jennifer Bornstein Susan Cahan Sarah Cook Gloria Cramner Webster Sigrid Dahle Sara Diamond Donald Goodes Reesa Greenberg Jamelie Hassan Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds Richard William Hill Jens Hoffman Anthony Kiendl Chris Kraus James Luna Aoife Mac Namara Donna McAlear Sheila Petty Jeanne Randolph Ngahuia Te Awekotuku Melanie Townsend David Wilson |
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