Unpacking my library : artists and their books / edited by Jo Steffens and Matthias Neumann.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • [New Haven, Connecticut] : Yale University Press, [2017]
  • ©2017
Description
xviii, 166 pages : color illustrations ; 15 x 21 cm

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      Unpacking My Library
      Summary note
      Taking its inspiration from Walter Benjamin's seminal 1931 essay, the Unpacking My Library series charts a spirited exploration of the reading and book collecting practices of today's leading thinkers. Artists and Their Books showcases the personal libraries of ten important contemporary artists based in the United States (Mark Dion, Theaster Gates, Wangechi Mutu, Ed Ruscha, and Carrie Mae Weems), Canada (Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller), and the United Kingdom (Billy Childish, Tracey Emin, and Martin Parr). Through engaging interviews, the artists discuss the necessity of reading and the meaning of books in their lives and careers. This is a book about books, but it even more importantly highlights the role of literature in shaping an artist's self-presentation and persona. Photographs of each artist's bookshelves present an evocative glimpse of personal taste, of well-loved and rare volumes, and of the individual touches that make a bookshelf one's own. The interviews are accompanied by top ten reading lists assembled by each artist, an introduction by Jo Steffens, and Marcel Proust's seminal essay On Reading.
      Contents
      • Foreword / Jo Steffens
      • On reading / Marcel Proust
      • Artists and their books. Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller ; Billy Childish ; Mark Dion ; Tracey Emin ; Theaster Gates ; Wangechi Mutu ; Martin Parr ; Ed Ruscha ; Carrie Mae Weems
      • List of contributors.
      Other title(s)
      Artists and their books
      ISBN
      • 9780300216981 ((acid-free paper))
      • 030021698X ((acid-free paper))
      LCCN
      2017932140
      OCLC
      982566511
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