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Carsten Höller. Book of Games

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Carsten Höller. Book of GamesMit kleinen, scheinbar harmlosen Aufgaben ldt der Knstler Carsten Hller uns ein, den Alltag auf den Kopf zu stellen. Ob allein, zu zweit oder in der Gruppe diese Spiele funktionieren berall: auf der Strae, im Bett oder im Zug. Ohne Requisiten und ohne Vorbereitung. Nur der eigene Krper, die Sinne und der Mut, sich auf etwas vllig Neues einzulassen, sind gefragt. Manche Spiele fordern den Kopf, manche den Krper. Einige Partien sind gewagt wie etwa ein

Mit kleinen, scheinbar harmlosen Aufgaben lädt der Künstler Carsten Höller uns ein, den Alltag auf den Kopf zu stellen. Ob allein, zu zweit oder in der Gruppe - diese Spiele funktionieren überall: auf der Straße, im Bett oder im Zug. Ohne Requisiten und ohne Vorbereitung. Nur der eigene Körper, die Sinne und der Mut, sich auf etwas völlig Neues einzulassen, sind gefragt. Manche Spiele fordern den Kopf, manche den Körper. Einige Partien sind gewagt - wie etwa ein spontaner Aufschrei als Beifahrer mitten in einem Parkmanöver oder plötzlich (und untrainiert) einen Salto zu vollführen. Andere sind subtiler - merkwürdige Phrasen in Gespräche streuen oder dem stoischen Gegenüber ein Haar auszupfen. Mit wissenschaftlich geschärftem Blick verbindet Höller Kunst, Psychologie und Forschung zu immersiven Erlebnissen, die das Denken herausfordern und an Grenzen führen. Sein erstes Spiel entstand 1992 spontan, aus purer Langeweile, beim zähen Dinner einer Ausstellungseröffnung. Seitdem sammelt er Ideen - inspiriert von Freunden, dem Leben, den Surrealisten und Arthur Rimbaud. In diesem Buch versammelt Carsten Höller seine unkonventionellen Spiele und illustriert sie mit einer Vielzahl visueller Assoziationen. Auftragswerke von Christine Sun Kim und Anri Sala stehen neben bekannten Fotografien von August Sander, Nan Goldin und Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin. Filmstills von Chantal Akerman und Zitate von Shakespeare folgen auf Gemälde von Salvador Dalí. Schnappschüsse von Joseph Beuys mit Sohn und Donna Haraway mit Hund finden sich ebenso wie Schätze aus Höllers eigenem Archiv - und dem seiner Mutter. Herausgegeben von Stefanie Hessler und Hans Ulrich Obrist, fordert dieses Buch zu spielerisch-intellektuellen Experimenten auf, die verwirren, verblüffen und am Ende immer ein leises Lächeln hervorrufen.

EAN: 9783836582230
Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen.
Erscheinungsjahr: 20.11.2024
Autoren: Höller, Carsten
Illustrator: Höller, Carsten
Redaktion: Obrist, Hans Ulrich & Hessler, Stefanie
Edition: MLL
Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 760
Abbildungen: 320 Abbildungen
Themenüberschrift: ART / History / Contemporary (1945-)
Keyword: surrealism; contemporary art; performance
Fachschema: Surrealismus~Installation (Kunst)~Kunstgeschichte~Künstler - Künstlerin
Fachkategorie: Kunstgeschichte~einzelne Künstler, Künstlermonografien
Länge: 221 mm
Breite: 170 mm
Höhe: 56 mm
Gewicht: 1539 gr
Produktform: Gebunden
Genre: Geisteswissenschaften/Kunst/Musik
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