Blasted Allegories: Works from the Ringier Collection (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783905829402)

The Ringier Collection, one of Europe's most informed contemporary art collections, includes key pieces ranging from John Baldessari (whose seminal 1978 work lends it's title to this book) to Richard Prince, Fischli & Weiss, Urs Fischer, Rodney Graham, Karen Kilimnik and Trisha Donnely. Published concurrently with an exhibition at Kunstmuseum Luzern, Blasted Allegories functions as a visual essay rather than an exhaustive account of the last four decades of contemporary art. Illustrations of more than 200 works loosely map the contemporary art scene, following both mainstream and alternative currents. Edited by Beatrix Ruf, Director of Kunsthalle Z?ich and Curator of the collection, this publication compiles essays that are particularly relevant to the changing meaning and value of art within the increasingly important contexts of globalism and the market.

Author: Beatrix Ruf
ISBN-10: 3905829401
ISBN-13: 9783905829402
Publisher: Jrp Ringier
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2008
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 5.15lbs
Size: 10.40h x 8.00w x 1.70d