RE: Purposed

by Matthew McLendon

Book Overview

An exploration of the potential of waste and refuse in contemporary art, featuring interviews with nine artists. What is 'garbage'? 'Trash'? 'Rubbish'? More than a hundred years after Marcel Duchamp changed the course of Western art by re-focusing our view of 'found objects', artists today continue to explore 'refuse' and its many uses and meanings in contemporary art. This fascinating, fully illustrated book explores several recognisable trends among...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857599373
• ISBN13: 9781857599374
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Scala Arts Publishers Inc.
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.7" x 8.6"