Koen Vanmechelen : it's about time / edited by Timo Valjakka ; writers, Rod Mengham, Hanna Johansson, Jill Silverman van Coenegrachts ; translations, Michael Garner.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Helsinki : Parvs, [2018]
Description
135 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 27 cm.

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Summary note
Koen Vanmechelen is an internationally acclaimed conceptual artist, whose practice ranges all media from paintings, sculpture and video to large bio-installations, social events and public engagement projects. The extensive articles and voluptuous illustrations in this book offer an in-depth overview of the unique vision of the Belgian artist, including his famous chicken-breeding program, the Cosmopolitan Chicken Project. Vanmechelen works at the intersection of art, nature and science. Key concepts of his art include diversity, domestication, and cross-breeding. A profoundly ethical artist, he is concerned about the state of the Earth and a sustainable future for all species. In his work he seeks both symbolically and concretely to open perspectives into a future where people and other species live in a state of balance. Exhibition: Serlachius Museum Gösta, Finland (19.05.-16.09.2018).
Notes
  • Catalogue of an exhibition held at Serlachius Museum Gösta, Mänttä, May 19 - September 16, 2018.
  • Hanna Johansson's essay translated from Finnish.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Other title(s)
It's about time
ISBN
  • 9789527226148 ((hd.bd.))
  • 9527226147
OCLC
1045608558
International Article Number
  • 9789527226148
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