Half Square Half Crazy
Éric Mangion (dir.)
Half square half crazy examines the revisitation or re-utilization of forms and devices derived from minimal art by numerous contemporary artists. Taking into account their current co-optation by the culture and design industries, these artists expose the contradiction inherent in the neo-avant-gardes of the 1960s, between the aspiration for autonomy in art and the heteronomy of the means used to achieve it. Revisiting the aporias of such a historical legacy, the practices discussed here engage a new “party” that privileges accident over essence, “deformalism” over formal resolution, and dysfunction over rational efficiency.
Published following the eponymous exhibition by Vincent Pécoil, Lili Reynaud-Dewar and Elisabeth Wetterwald at Villa Arson, Nice (February 10 to June 10, 2007) under the invitation of Eric Mangion.
ISBN : 978-3-905829-06-8
176 pages, illustrations couleur, 17 x 24 cm, version anglaise, 2007
Editeur(s) : Villa Arson, Nice - JRP|Ringier
Credits
Éric Mangion (Directeur); Vincent Pécoil, Lili Reynaud Dewar, Elisabeth Wetterwald (Auteurs-trices)
Partenaire(s) :
Pro Helvetia, Fondation d'entreprise Ricard et Vacances Bleues, American Center Foundation, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Conseil Régional Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ville de Nice
Design :
Claire Moreux et Olivier Huz, Lyon