Format:
381 Seiten ;
,
24 x 28 cm.
ISBN:
978-88-572-2866-2
Content:
The first and official monograph dedicated to Morten Viskum, one of the most controversial contemporary artists in Norway. A monograph that permits us to understand the work of Morten Viskum and to grasp the many implications linked to most debated ethical and existential questions of our time. Introduced with essays by Demetrio Paparoni and Tone Lyngstad Nyaas, and with an interview by Jean Wainwright, this monograph offers a comprehensive review of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists from Northern Europe. With a series of controversial projects, Morten Viskum (b. 1965) has established himself as the artist Norway’s cultural media likes to discuss most. Through his performative works he has shed light on a fear of the ephemeral and the strange that pervades our culture. Employing unconventional tools–including medical equipment, dead animals, cancer cells, and a deceased man’s hand–he challenges both the relationship between science and ethics, and what art can morally embrace. Viskum works with installation, performance, photography, and painting, and has been represented at various exhibitions nationally and internationally.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Art History
Keywords:
1965- Viskum, Morten
;
Bildband
Author information:
Nyaas, Tone Lyngstad, 1962-
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