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Mapping It Out

An Alternative Atlas of Contemporary Cartographies

Author: Tom McCarthy  

Features over 130 leading lights from different fields artists, architects, writers and designers, geographers, mathematicians, computer pioneers, scientists who make sense of exterior and interior worlds through highly personal and imaginative maps and charts. This book reflects on the relationship between maps, literature and knowledge.

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Features over 130 leading lights from different fields artists, architects, writers and designers, geographers, mathematicians, computer pioneers, scientists who make sense of exterior and interior worlds through highly personal and imaginative maps and charts. This book reflects on the relationship between maps, literature and knowledge.

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Over 130 leading lights from different fields - artists, architects, writers and designers, geographers, mathematicians, computer pioneers, scientists - make sense of exterior and interior worlds through highly personal and imaginative maps and charts. Some have translated scientific data into simplified visual language, while others have condensed vast social, political or natural forms into concise diagrams. Many have reworked existing maps to subvert their original purpose or to present an alternative view of reality. Others play with the map's commitment to truth by plotting invented worlds and charting imaginative flights of fancy. Going further, some offer entirely new kinds of map - or even reject the map's claim to bear facts altogether. In the introduction, acclaimed novelist Tom McCarthy reflects on the relationship between maps, literature and knowledge, while Hans Ulrich Obrist closes the book by considering the territory of maps from the perspective of the arts and philosophy.

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Critic Reviews

“"This collection . . . prompts questions about what defines a map, and also about the notion of any map being definitive. It's an open-ended invitation to see the world afresh."”

'Brings artistry and imagination back to mapmaking ... visually arresting' - FastCompany.com 'Thought-provoking abstractions from artists, designers, scientists and more ... with a beautiful design by Jonathan Barnbrook, it will be a long, long while before this book starts to feel old' - Coolhunting.com 'Fascinating ... explores the post-modern world of alternative cartography' - Geographical 'Engrossing and beautiful' - It's Nice That 'A dizzying catalogue of images that interrogate the role of maps in the 21st century' - New Statesman

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About the Author

Hans Ulrich Obrist was born in Zu?rich in 1968. He was curator at the Mus e d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and has curated many international exhibitions. In 2006 he was appointed Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects at the Serpentine Gallery, London. His prolific publications on contemporary art include The Conversation Series, Do it, dontstopdontstopdontstopdontstop, A Brief History of Curating.

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Product Details

Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Published
16th June 2014
Pages
240
ISBN
9780500239186

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