The Way of the Shovel
On the Archaeological Imaginary in Art
by Dieter Roelstraete ; texts by Bill Brown, Sophie Berrebi, Diedrich Diederichsen, Ian Alden Russell

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Author(s)

Bill Brown, Sophie Berrebi, Diedrich Diederichsen, Ian Alden Russell …[et al.]

Editor(s)

Dieter Roelstraete

Publication

Chicago : University of Chicago Press : Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 2013

Scope

328 Pages, illustrated, 25 cm.

ISBN

9780226094120

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Contemporary art has recently begun to turn to projects centering on research and delving into archives, all in the name of seeking and questioning historical truth. From filmmakers to sculptors to conceptualists, artists of all stripes are digging into the rubble of the past. In this catalog that accompanies an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in the fall of 2013, Dieter Roelstraete brings together a diverse range of international artists to explore the theme of melding archival and experiential modes of storytelling—what he calls “the archaeological imaginary”—particularly in the wake of 9/11.

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Person as subject

Tacita Dean, Mark Dion, Stan Douglas ;Moyra Davey, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Cyprien Gaillard, Raphaël Grissy, Scot Hocking, Rebecca Keller, Daniel Knorr, Joachim Koester, Aleksander Komarov, Susanna Kriemann, Jason Lazarus, Jean-Luc Moulene, Deimantas Narkevicius Sophie Nys, Gabriel Orozco, Michael Rakowitz, Steve Rowell, Anri Sala, David Schutter, Simon Starling, Hito Steyerl, Tony Tasset, ZinTaylor, Shellburne Thurber, Ana Torfs, Siebren Versteeg ;

Keywords

various disciplines , art theory , artistic research , archives , re enactment , modern archaeology , critical fabulations

Location

Cabinet 9 - 4: Kunst stromingen en thema's

Remarks