Public Knowledge by Michael Asher - ISBN: 9780262042673
Hardcover
Writings by the conceptual artist Michael Asher—including notes, proposals, exhibition statements, and letters to curators and critics—most published here for the first time.

Public Knowledge

Selected Writings by Michael Asher

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    264 pages

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    15 October 2019

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Summary

Writings by the conceptual artist Michael Asher-including notes, proposals, exhibition statements, and letters to curators and critics-most published here for the first time.The California conceptual artist Michael Asher (1943-2012) was known for rigorous site specificity and pioneering institutional critique. His decades of teaching at CalArts influenced generations of artists. Much of Asher’s artistic practice was devoted to creating works that had no lasting material presence and often res…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262042673
ISBN-10:0262042673
Author:Michael Asher, Kirsi Peltomäki
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:264
Release Date:15 October 2019
Weight:688g
Dimensions:229mm x 178mm x 21mm
Series:Writing Art
About The Author

Michael Asher

Michael Asher was a conceptual artist often associated with site specificity and institutional critique. For many years he taught the famous and influential “Post Studio” class at California Institute of the Arts.Kirsi Peltom ki is Associate Professor of Art History at Oregon State University and the author of Situation Aesthetics- The Work of Michael Asher (MIT Press).

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