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Parkett #64: Collaborations: Olafur Eliasson, Tom Friedman, Rodney Graham
Parkett 64 Collaborations Olafur Eliasson Tom Friedman Rodney Graham Author:Olafur Eliasson, Tom Friedman, Rodney Graham Presenting unique and in-depth collaborations and editions with leading contemporary artists, Parkett has been the foremost international journal on contemporary art for nearly two decades. Issue #64 features collaborations with Olafur Eliasson (Denmark), Tom Friedman (United States), and Rodney Graham (Canada), three artists whose invest... more »igations of the seemingly mundane draw viewers into their imaginative musings on everyday life. Olafur Eliasson makes ambitious indoor and outdoor projects that incorporate ephemeral and elemental materials such as water, fire, ice, light, and wind, and also documents these elements and their effects on land and nature in his photographs of Iceland. Tom Friedman uses common everyday materials in his intensely-crafted sculptures and objects, imaginatively transforming "fugitive materials" into sly commentaries and investigations of the meditative and contemplative aspects of the household object. Rodney Graham's videos, photographs, and audio works incorporate repetition and a Chaplin-esque deadpan humor as a means of commenting on and philosophizing about life and its many foibles. Each of these artists takes conceptual art to a new level and gives us an alternative view on the often-overlooked small wonders of day-to-day life. For the issue, contributing writers include Ina Blom and Jessica Morgan on Eliasson; Dan Cameron, John Waters, and Midori Matsui on Friedman; and Lynne Cooke and Matthew Hale on Graham. Also in this issue, noted novelist A.M. Homes interviews artist and photographer Chris Verene, Hakan Nilsson explores the video work of Swedish artist Annika Larson, Christine Vegh writes on Czech artist Markéta Othova, and Veronique d'Anzac writes about the French multi-media artist Xavier Veilhan. Plus, the issue features a special "Parkett Inquiry: Learning from Documenta?" Parkett editors asked museum curators and directors and art professionals around the globe to respond to the current state of museums, exhibition policies, outreach, and other relevant topics related to presenting a successful exhibition of contemporary art.« less