Interiorities: Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Leonor Antunes, Henrike Naumann, Adriana Varejão

Author:   Anna Schneider ,  Briony Fer ,  Marietta Kesting ,  Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi
Publisher:   Prestel
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9783791359557


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   19 May 2020
Format:   Hardback
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An international coterie of contemporary female artists give form to the political and aesthetic facets of our interior lives. The artists featured in this book proffer a radical and innovative formal language that positions interiority as both political and aesthetic. The work of Njideka Akunyili Crosby comprises vibrantly patterned paintings on paper that negotiate the complex cultural terrain of a life formed between two worlds: her adopted home in America and her native Nigeria. Inspired by photography, fashion, architecture, and design, as well as her own family history, Akunyili Crosby's works often feature domestic spaces that function as physical, conceptual, and emotional points of arrival and departure. Conversely, the Portuguese sculptor Leonor Antunes focuses on migration and the transformation of form and ideas beyond temporal and geographical spaces. The starting point for her elegant site-specific sculptures is the exploration of art, design, and architectural history. Adriana Varejao addresses the colonial history of Brazil in her visceral sculptures and paintings. She often deploys the motif of the wall, the boundary between inside and outside, in her work. The omnipresence of the past also colors the work of trained stage designer Henrike Naumann, whose immersive installations engage with the history of East-West German relations, as well as contemporary instances of right-wing ideology. Naumann explores the mechanisms of radicalisation and explores how they manifest themselves in space. AUTHOR: Anna Schneider is Curator at Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany. SELLING POINTS: . This book looks at the work of four contemporary artists and how they deal with the idea of a public life versus a private life. . Accompanies an exhibition at the Haus der Kunst in Munich from November 29, 2019 to March 29, 2020 . Njideka Akunyili Crosby makes vibrantly patterned paintings on paper that negotiate the complex cultural terrain of a life formed between two worlds: her adopted home in America and her native Nigeria. . Leonor Antunes creates elegant site-specific sculptures that focus on migration and temporal spaces. . Adriana Varejao addresses the colonial history of Brazil in her visceral sculptures and paintings. . Henrike Naumann makes immersive installations to explore the idea of radicalisation. 68 colour illustrations

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Author:   Anna Schneider ,  Briony Fer ,  Marietta Kesting ,  Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi
Publisher:   Prestel
Imprint:   Prestel
Dimensions:   Width: 22.10cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 28.60cm
Weight:   1.242kg
ISBN:  

9783791359557


ISBN 10:   379135955
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   19 May 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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ANNA SCHNEIDER is Curator at Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany.

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