Joe Scanlan : object lessons - Scanlan, Joe, 1961-; Dexter Sinister (Firm); Kunstmuseum aan Zee. (Ostende : Mu. ZEE, 2012)
Consists of two volumes, one, a paperback, lfitting inside the larger hardcover.
Two Objects: Two objects that may or may not go together. Two objects that are distinct, but related Two objects roaming the earth in search of each other, like mythic lovers navigating the global network of book distribution, tracking, and sales. Smaller object: In this volume, artist Joe Scanlan's magazine columns from the past fifteen years have been gathered as one long, picaresque narrative in which democracy plays the dishonest but amiable lead role, from the Lumiére Brothers' use of their employees in the making of the first film to Tino Sehgal's use of museum visitors in the production of his art. As Scanlan writes: Once again we regress to the familiar, not on the basis of its merits but because it puts the most people at ease. However vexed we were by modernist ideology, the products resulting from the current consensus-based, consumer-driven service economy are really starting to depress me. I miss having to accept something whether I like it or not, if only for the bits of stunning genius that single-mindedness made possible. Consumer culture, where is thy victory? Product, where is thy sting?"
Accompanies an exhibition at Kunstmuseum aan Zee, Ostende, Belgique, 7 July 2012- 7th October 2012.
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Keywords: Scanlan, Joe; Scanlan, Joe, -- 1961- -- Exhibitions; American Art -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Scanlan, Joe, -- 1961-; Art, American; 2000-2099; Exhibition catalogs