Eastham, Ben

My Life as a Work of Art

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ISBN: 9781780678672
Author : Eastham, Ben
Published: 2016
Publisher: Laurence King
Number of pages: 336
Language: English
Format: Hardback

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How to cut through the labyrinthine contemporary art world from the complex and animated process starting in the mind of an artist to the end in a museum, collectors property, storage space or dump, via workshops, galleries and art fairs? The best way is to follow the only witness to all these developments: the work of art itself. This book follows the life of works by eight major contemporary artists, from Martin Creeds conceptual works and Gregory Crewdsons photographs (requiring crews and production values similar to that of big budget movies) to Marina Abramovićs performances and Barry McGees motorway sound barrier graffiti (touching upon the ambivalent relationship between street art and the art market).

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