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Unpacking my library
Jo Steffens
Published
2017
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Written in English
Taking its inspiration from Walter Benjamin"s seminal 1931 essay, the Unpacking My Library series charts a spirited exploration of the reading and book collecting practices of today"s leading thinkers. Artists and Their Books showcases the personal libraries of ten important contemporary artists based in the United States (Mark Dion, Theaster Gates, Wangechi Mutu, Ed Ruscha, and Carrie Mae Weems), Canada (Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller), and the United Kingdom (Billy Childish, Tracey Emin, and Martin Parr). Through engaging interviews, the artists discuss the necessity of reading and the meaning of books in their lives and careers. This is a book about books, but it even more importantly highlights the role of literature in shaping an artist"s self-presentation and persona. Photographs of each artist"s bookshelves present an evocative glimpse of personal taste, of well-loved and rare volumes, and of the individual touches that make a bookshelf one"s own. The interviews are accompanied by top ten reading lists assembled by each artist, an introduction by Jo Steffens, and Marcel Proust"s seminal essay On Reading.
Edition Notes
| Other titles | Artists and their books |
| Statement | edited by Jo Steffens and Matthias Neumann |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | Z1039.A77 U56 2017 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xviii, 166 pages |
| Number of Pages | 166 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL26950873M |
| ISBN 10 | 030021698X |
| ISBN 10 | 9780300216981 |
| LC Control Number | 2017932140 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 982566511 |
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