"This landmark volume examines the life and work of the extraordinary Swiss Surrealist Meret Oppenheim. Although she became famous at the age of 23 for her fur-covered teacup, she subsequently suffered years of critical neglect, and her subversive work has only recently begun to receive the acclaim it deserves. This beautiful catalogue covers the full range of her art, embracing sculpture, painting, drawing, collage, assemblage, photogra ..."
"This landmark volume examines the life and work of the extraordinary Swiss Surrealist Meret Oppenheim. Although she became famous at the age of 23 for her fur-covered teacup, she subsequently suffered years of critical neglect, and her subversive work has only recently begun to receive the acclaim it deserves. This beautiful catalogue covers the full range of her art, embracing sculpture, painting, drawing, collage, assemblage, photogra ..."
Ein Gesprach Una Discussione Joseph Beuys; Jannis Kounellis; Anselm Kiefer; Enzo Cucchi by JacquelineBurckhardt Paperback, Published 1986 by Parkett-Verlag Ag Zurich ISBN-13: 978-1-4998-5904-1, ISBN: 1-4998-5904-X
"Published for her exhibition at MAK Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, this broad overview of the work of Eva Schlegel (born 1960) documents works ranging from pornographic paintings to works in lead and installations of airplane propellers. Schlegel's installations in particular have never received comprehensive treatment in a catalogue."
"This publication presents an overview of the work of the Swiss artist duo Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann (L/B), who have been collaborating since 1993 and have regularly exhibited in biennials, museums and art venues around the world. Their work can be described as riding on the edge of art, architecture and design. Designed by the Zurich-based design firm Norm, this volume divides L/B's work into seven thematic groups by chapter: Mobil ..."
"Christian Waldvogel's work in conceptual and visual art is about the Earth within the solar system and mankind within its world and new imaginations. Waldvogel uses mainly photography, various means of digital image-generation and processing and moving images to create his art. The graduated architect, musician and programmer has been awarded various prizes and grants, and has presented his work in exhibitions in Switzerland, France, It ..."
"Herbst im ParadiesBroschiertes BuchJean-Luc Mylayne (* 1946) hat sein Leben lang die Welt durchstreift, um Vögel in ihrer ruralen Umgebung zu fotografieren. Dabei investierte er jeweils Wochen und Monate in die Suche nach der richtigen Komposition. Die Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles präsentiert ein Ensemble von 39 Werken, die zwischen 1979 und 2008 entstanden und in neun Kapiteln gegliedert sind. Im Umkreisen der Beziehung zum Licht u ..."
"Swiss artist Daniele Buetti is notorious for his defaced photographs of supermodels, which feature scars, tattoos and disenchanted fragments of text. Buetti has been questioning the socially determined constructs of beauty and the commodification of sexuality and glamour since the 1980s. His altered photographs--large-scale C-prints on aluminum or light-boxes--have messages like "How much is my body worth?" and "What shall I hope for?" ..."
"Buch mit Leinen-EinbandThe Swiss Otto Künzli (born in 1948) revolutionised modern jewellery design and is regarded as 'one of the most intelligent and at the same time most critical artists in the world of jewelry' (Ralph Turner: The New Jewelry, 1985/1994). Over the course of his involvement with jewellery, spanning around 45 years, Otto Künzli achieved a unique status as an artist and pioneer, and also as an author and teacher, with w ..."
"This volume honors Burckhardt's tireless dedication to the arts, featuring an in-depth dialogue with the curator and art historian Juri Steiner, which addresses a plethora of topics ranging from the dual historical nature of artworks to ..."
"Key works from the 1970s to the 1990s by iconic Swiss video pioneer Anna WintelerThis catalog accompanies an exhibition at the Kunsthaus Basel featuring a selection of video works by Swiss video and performance artist Anna Winteler (born 1954). Works from the late 1970s through the early 1990s are presented alongside documentary material and historical records from her archive."
"Over the last three decades, Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist (born 1962) has been an original and impactful voice on the contemporary art scene with her sensuous, colorful and norm-subverting audio and video universes (the artist’s first name is itself a nod to Swedish author Astrid Lindgren’s rebellious, freethinking heroine Pippi Longstocking). With projections on ceilings, walls and floors, Rist liberates the moving image from the screen ..."
"A rare, behind-the-scenes look at one of the art world's most respected magazine, Parkett: 20 Years of Artists' Collaborations portrays and explores the 20 years of Parkett since 1984. Focused particularly on the making of the journals' signature artists' collaborations and editions, this book features unpublished artist interviews, statements, and other background information. Included as well are artists' documents on the making of Pa ..."
"Shirana Shahbazi frequented the Conference and Education Center of a Swiss Re Insurance building over a period of 12 months. The resulting montage of photography and classical painting genres cultivates an associative trip through portrait, landscape, still life, and history painting. What emerges depends partly on your eye's liability."
"Gebundenes BuchDer Schweizer Otto Künzli (geb. 1948) hat die moderne Schmuckkunst revolutioniert und gilt als einer der intelligentesten Künstler in der Welt des Schmucks und zugleich einer der kritischsten. (Ralph Turner: The New Jewelry, 1985/1994)In den rund 45 Jahren seiner Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema Schmuck erreichte Otto Künzli als Künstler und Vordenker wie auch als Autor und Lehrer eine singuläre Position von weitreichende ..."
"Unworldly spaces with equally unworldly names, like the topsy-turvy boutique And A, Beams T or Foot Soldier, shops that feature little conveyor belts for the display of merchandise or Nowhere *A Bathing Ape Busy Work Shop , a Tokyo boutique that stocks and displays garments in an oversized refrigerator that resembles the familiar unit in everybody s local supermarket all recent additions to Japan s shopping streets are the work of Masam ..."