HuO: Hans-Ulrich Obrist: Interviews

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It is not an exaggeration to write that Hans-Ulrich Obrist is everywhere, has curated everything and has interviewed everyone. If "peripatetic" is the word most overused to describe him, it is not inappropriate. The Swiss-born, everywhere-based curator and head of the Programme Migrateurs at the Musae d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris has an unstoppable wanderlust and a related symptom: his penchant for interviewing anyone and everyone who piques his curiosity, be they artist, scientist, writer, curator, composer, architect, thinker, etc. Since 1993, Obrist has conducted more than 300 interviews, 75 of which are collected here in a selection that respects the cultural and professional diversity of the interviewees. Each interview is introduced by a short text outlining the biography of the interviewee and giving some contextual information on the recording of the interview.

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Generations of Art: 10 Years at FAR
Angela Vettese , Giacinto Di Pietrantonio , Giorgio Verzotti , Annie Ratti , Marina Abramovic , John Armleder , Jimmie Durham , Hamish Fulton , Allan Kaprow , Joseph Kosuth , and Haim Steinbach
Manufacturer: Charta/FAR, Como
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 8881585464
Release Date: 2006-03-01

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This catalogue, album and diary chronicles 10 years of human--as well as artistic--experiences at Fondazione Antonio Ratti's Advanced Course in Visual Arts, and it issues a challenge to all comers, to gamble one's time on those who make, live and love art. Among its many authors are the curators who planned and directed the course, the great artists who have taught in Como and their students. These include Joseph Kosuth, John Armleder, Allan Kaprow, Hamish Fulton, Haim Steinbach and Marina Abramovic.

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the most comprehensive book about the visual work of J.D.

Jimmie Durham (Contemporary Artists)
Editors of Phaidon Press
Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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the most comprehensive book about the visual work of J.D........1998-01-04

Filled with glorious full colour photos and some of the most amusing anecdotes and interviews from the last thirty years of this incredibly versitile artist and thinker. If possible look for "A Certain Lack of Coherence" for a more in depth review of his writen and political work.

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Unpacking Europe
Willem Boshoff , Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons , Heri Dono , Keith Piper , Jimmie Durham , Ni Haifeng , and Yinka Shonibare
Manufacturer: NAi Publishers
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ASIN: 9056622331
Release Date: 2002-03-02

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How European is Europe? In Rotterdam, the 2001 Cultural Capital of Europe, curator Salah Hassan posed this question to 18 international artists. Yinka Shonibare, Jimmie Durham, Willem Boshoff, Heri Dono, Coco Fusco, Ni Haifeng, Ken Lum, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, and Keith Piper are just a few of the artists whose non-European perspective has been brought to bear on the contradictions between the official story of Europe and its everyday reality, where heterogeneity, hybridity, and cultural influences mutually determine the norm.

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More information on Unpacking Europe.......2002-04-24

Unpacking Europe is an exciting collection of scholarly essays and artists' projects which interrogate the historical and contemporary meanings of Europe. Examining the construction of "Europeanness," this volume focuses on the contradictions between homogenizing official narratives and everyday realities of urban life, where heterogeneity and hybridity have long been the living norms. The theme is timely, given the political climate in Europe, its shifting demographics, and the rising xenophobia and hardening of immigration policies.

Published in conjunction with the major exhibition Unpacking Europe, initiated by Rotterdam 2001-Cultural Capital of Europe, at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the volume includes a preface by Gilane Tawadros, and is composed of two parts:

Part One includes substantial essays by important scholars from around the globe rethinking various philosophical, historical, and cultural facets of Europe. The writers include Leslie Adelson, Martin Bernal, Rustom Bharucha, Susan Buck-Morss, Dipesh Chakrabarty, Rey Chow, Jimmie Durham, Fatima Eltayeb, Okwui Enwezor, Fredric Jameson, Ali Mazrui, Natalie Melas, Apinan Poshyananda, Irit Rogoff, Naoki Sakai, Ted Swedenburg, and Slavoj Zizek.

Part Two focuses on the artists' projects. It includes commissioned essays on each of the artists by well-known art critics as well as reproductions of the artists' works. The participating artists are Willem Boshoff, Magdalena Campos-Pons, Heri Dono, Coco Fusco, Ni Haifeng, Fiona Hall, Susan Hefuna, Isaac Julien, Rachid Koraichi, Ken Lum, Nalini Malani, Yvette Mattern, Johannes Phokela, Keith Piper, Anri Sala, Yinka Shonibare, Vivan Sundaram, Nasrin Tabatabai, Beate Terfloth, Carmela Uranga, Fred Wilson, and Shi Yong.

Unpacking Europe serves as an insightful reader for an academic audience. It is also essential reading for anyone who is interested in Europe's historical and contemporary role in the global context, especially in philosophical, social, and cultural contexts.

Salah Hassan is Chair of the Department of the History of Art at Cornell University. He is an art critic, curator, and editor of Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art. He recently curated Authentic/Ex-centric, the African pavilion for the 49th Venice Biennale (2001).

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This book features Jimmie Durham's poems, prose, drawings, and speeches, giving an overview of his place in his society, world society, time, and history.

”The mystical drawings complement these hard-edged, lyric, bitter, humorous and always honest poems, which at their best are, as the writer intended, `as eloquent as the sound of a rattlesnake.'”—Peter Matthiessen

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Biennale Of Sydney 2004
Jens Haaning , Luca Belgiorno-Nettis , De Rooij & De Rijke , Francis Alys , Jimmie Durham , Bruce Nauman , and Michael Raedecker
Manufacturer: Biennale of Sydney
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0957802307
Release Date: 2004-09-02

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The 14th Biennale of Sydney has at its core an exploration of perception and its borders. A celebration of art that creates a bridge between north/south and mind/body, the Biennale features an international array of artists, including Francis Als, Minerva Cuevas, Jimmie Durham, Koo Jeong-a, Bruce Nauman, and Michael Raedecker.

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Columbus Day.
JIMMIE. DURHAM
Manufacturer: Minneapolis, MN: West End Press,
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UB6VUW

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Je Veux
John Gossage , Jimmie Durham , Jannis Kounellis , Christian Marclay , Mario Merz , Marisa Merz , Annette Messager , Haim Steinbach , Franz West , and Erwin Wurm
Manufacturer: Onestar Press
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ASIN: 2915359032
Release Date: 2004-03-02

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Onestar Press asked 20 artists and editors to invite other artists to contribute a one-page project to Je Veux. Two hundred and thirty-one artists responded to the idea of "I want," including Paolo Canevari, Experimental Jetset, Sylvie Fleury, Christian Marclay, Mario Merz, Annette Messager, Olaf Nicolai, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Sam Samore, Roman Signer, Haim Steinbach, Lawrence Weiner, Franz West, and Erwin Wurm.

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Jimmie Durham
Stefano Boeri , Mario Fortunato , Giacinto Di Pietrantonio , and Jimmie Durham
Manufacturer: Charta/Fondazione Antonio Ratti
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ASIN: 8881584921
Release Date: 2005-01-15

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Principally working with salvaged materials, Cherokee Jimmie Durham--poet, writer, and visual artist--makes tongue-in-cheek assaults on the enduring colonial foundations which are firmly anchored to the base of Western culture. Durham, an activist in the American Indian Movement in the 1970s, can sum up his artistic and political process in his will to "be so surgically specific it becomes universal." This small-format, compact publication presents more than 100 images of Durham's installations, which are enhanced by a series of essays by critics and essayists on the themes surrounding his work.

Jimmie Durham: Between the Furniture and the Building (Between a Rock and a Hard Place)

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Jimmie Durham: Between the Furniture and the Building (Between a Rock and a Hard Place)
Jimmie Durham
Manufacturer: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 3883753424

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For any woman who ever wondered how to wear vintage clothing with panache, at last there is Vintage Style, the book that takes the mystery out of buying, wearing, and caring for vintage clothes. This is not about Victorian whites, poodle skirts, or boogie-woogie-bugle-boy outfits with peplums, seamed stockings, and snoods. It's about vintage clothes as a mainstream choice, and this fully illustrated book shows just how easily the fashions of yesteryear can be incorporated into a modern wardrobe.

Vintage Style tells you--and shows you--exactly how to get into vintage. It features more than one hundred specially commissioned photographs of thirty-six women (and one man) from all walks of life modeling classic vintage pieces as part of three different outfits--casual, workday, and evening. It is on these pages that one can truly see the extraordinary versatility of vintage clothing and also appreciate how to achieve that "edge" that only one-of-a-kind fashion can create. The "classics" section, shopping tips, and care suggestions that are included are full of helpful information for creating and maintaining a uniquely personal look.

All in all, Vintage Style is nothing short of a money-saving source guide and an inspirational blueprint for understanding how to wear vintage clothes with style.

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Not what you'd expect.......2007-09-28

I was very disappointed in this book; I had hoped to find a nicely laid out book that presented lovely or interesting vintage pieces that regular people have worked into their wardrobes. I thought I'd see particularly fine examples of some classics and maybe some more unusual pieces. This is not the book for that. Some of the pieces are not even vintage (!!) but are rather meant to represent a 'classic' type of clothing. For example, one woman is shown wearing a no-sleeve turtleneck sweater which, we're told, is from the 90's but "could have come from the 50's." Whaaaa? And while the authors are obviously shooting for sending the message that vintage pieces can be timeless and that well-crafted clothing works in any time, I think that message is already well-known to vintage clothing lovers who would presumably be interested in this book. I wanted to see people doing interesting things with 50's swing coats or perhaps showing how they wear classic 30's or 40's style without it looking costume-y. If you're looking for this, don't buy this book!

Another thing I didn't like about the style is that the authors often sound snobbish, dropping names right and left without giving any background information on why these are famous names in the first place. Personally, I don't give a flip whether something is made by Pucci. If it looks good and is well-made, the label only adds to the expense.

Misses the Mark.......2004-04-05

As an introduction, I am not a "fashion expert", or knowledgeable about vintage fashion to any depth. That said, I believe I have a good sense of style, and wanted to learn more. Almost every page of this book left me wishing for more; as I turned the pages I went from excitement [at seeing something new] to boredom [at another impracticable idea] to interested [there are many historical gems in this book] to unbelieving [at another picture/idea that looked completely wrong to me] to contented [sometimes short sections of the book just came together because the author has a very nice writing style].

Most of the book is a list of 37 clothing styles (36 for women, one for men, with examples of business, casual and evening variations for each) and most of these did not live up to their potential. Each style usually takes 5 pages to explain, with lots of pictures. For a non-expert like me, there was not enough explanation on what made each style different and appealing. Most of the pictures, rather than explaining and amplifying the style, were "fashion shoots" showing the owners in their clothes, posing in various stylish ways - the emphasis was on the person, not the garment. I would have appreciated more controlled pictures of the clothing, and close-ups showing its advantages. Many times the author says It's about "The linings, the detailing, the tailoring. It's about workmanship. It's about the way it fits and the way it moves." However, there is not one picture or one paragraph explaining any of these things for any of the 37 clothing styles!

For some odd reason, the author is stuck on the decades also. As other reviewers noted, most of the book is 1950's and later. Many times you will read: "In what decade was it made? What difference does it make?...", yet attached to each picture is a decade. More frustrating, there is very little explanation why one picture is "50's" and the one next to it is "70's". Some of her ideas just seem crazy or outlandish, like wearing shorts & pajamas in a conservative work environment. (You won't stand out as long as you wear your Chinese pajamas under a sport coat and match the colors in the Pucci shorts with your blouse!)

I appreciated that real people are wearing these clothes, and not the latest supermodel. For me, the best part of the book was the end with little vignettes on classic styles, vintage finds, & shopping. Again, most of the shopping section should be extra for anyone who reads the paper, shops at the mall, and has an idea of what garage sales and flea markets are all about (but for beginners there are a few additional bits of information in there).

After reading 37 examples of how everything can be acceptable anywhere, as long as you are stylish, you should feel encouraged to go out, buy something different and try it on. To critique this book, there should be much better books out there, for both beginners and vintage experts; however, this is one of my first books so I just don't know which ones they are.

Best book on the topic i've seen.......2003-04-09

tiffany dubin really knows her stuff and doesn't get too lofty for the average person who just wants to see what all this hype about vintage is about. she shows fun ways to mix and match your existing wardrobe with cool finds. this book is a perfect guidebook, fun to look at and has some amazing rescources as well as a fun group of what must be friends showing the clothing off. A+

Blurry Photos and Fuzzy Guidance.......2002-05-10

This was an ambitious project, by all means: over two hundred four-color pages and a jacket blurb that proclaims the book "nothing short of a money-saving source guide and an inspirational blueprint for understanding how to wear vintage clothing with style". Alas, Vintage Style fails on both counts. While some of the photographs display lovely vintage pieces--a terrific off-white Dior ensemble from the 50's, for example--the majority of these vintage-ensembles-as-mainstream-choices would draw unwanted stares at best, and embarrassing comments, at worst.

As for being a source guide, money-saving or otherwise, the book merely lists (on the final few pages) a handful of vintage dealers in each of the general regional areas of the United States, with the majority being in the New York and New England areas (surprise, surprise). The disclaimer states "A complete list would be impossible to compile". Apparently so: if you're a resident of The South, we're informed, there are only two vintage sellers of which the authors are aware: one in Miami and one in Atlanta. Well, that's news to us Southern girls! Furthermore, no price points are mentioned (these would help steer the vintage shopper to boutiques whose merchandise she could afford) and no information on the stores' areas of specialization (i.e. designers and eras represented) is given either.

Although there are plenty of color photographs, the majority are strangely styled and badly out-of-focus. A puzzling eight-part treatise on hacking up a (seemingly) perfectly good black lace dress with a pair of scissors concludes with the wearer looking less Comme des Garcons than extremely silly. And there is a disappointing shortage of accessory shots: don't those New Yorkers like vintage jewelry and handbbags as much as the rest of the nation?

Yes, you'll see some designer outfits shown on non-models in Vintage Style. But for about $37 less, you can flip through the society pages of W magazine and have a similar experience.

very disappointing.......2002-01-04

This book is really aimed at vintage fashion neophytes. For any one with more than a passing knowledge of vintage fashion save your money. As an aesthitic experience the book is great, lots of pretty pictures. However, there is nothing really of interest in the book. As a test if you know who courreges is do not buy this book, there is nothing here you don't already know.

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A Great Starter Book
A Passionate Book
The vintage equivalent of the Chic Simple books
Great Vintage Book

Wearing Vintage
Catherine Bardey
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1579122337

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What are the most fashion-forward men and women wearing these days? Classic clothing from every decade. From flapper dresses to flare-legs, the hottest, hippest clothing and accessories come from flea markets, vintage shops and Grandma's attic.

WEARING VINTAGE is the ultimate guide to finding, fixing and looking fabulous in vintage. Filled with ideas, examples and information about both men's and women's clothing and accessories-and featuring color photos on every page-it unlocks the endless possibilities of "vintage chic," and shows how everyone, from fashion mavens to starving college students, can look great in clothing from the past.

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A Great Starter Book.......2005-11-05

I enjoyed reading "Wearing Vintage". I've been a fan of vintage clothing for a long time, but had never read up on it and didn't really have a sense of the history of the items. I'd just buy things that looked cool. Now I have a better idea of shat era things are from and how they would have been worn back then.

I really enjoyed the tips on getting out spots and stains from vintage fabrics. These will definitely come in handy!

I also liked how the book was organized by era and item and that it featured both men's and women's clothing and accesories. I'd have liked more photographs, but the ones that are in the book are fantastic.

This is a great starter book on vintage clothing. Five Stars!

A Passionate Book.......2005-09-01

This is a very exciting read with a few annoying shortcomings. The book is laid out by clothing type (formalwear, swimwear, daywear, outerware, loungewear, accessories); however, some items are in several chapters (like jeans). Each chapter is divided into men's and women's sections but again, some clothing items are in several sections. Additionally it is almost impossible to follow clothing by fashion (20's, 30's, etc.) or by designer without literally flipping through the entire book. There is a very nice glossary, website index and footnote section in the back, but the index leaves much to be desired. My last complaint is that there are many clothing styles mentioned and described but there are no pictures to show me what these things really look like and exactly how they are different. For me this was especially frustrating in the outerwear section. As you probably can deduce, I am not a fashion design expert but that is why I bought this book.

Overall, I found this a very enjoyable book, despite the above frustrations; there are many excellent photographs and the text is pleasing to read.

The vintage equivalent of the Chic Simple books.......2003-11-10

This book contains great photos of clothes, up close and in detail. The book is divided into clothes categories, rather than by era, but it gives some detail about 20th century fashion trends in each era for each clothing item. Although the author imparts bits of history, she does not do this as if the book were an introduction to fashion history. There is also some information and advice about wearing vintage pieces in general. The resource section is a nice bonus because it describes how to clean and care for items, as well as a glossary of terms, among other sections.

I think an assumption behind this book is that readers are not so much looking to wear all pieces from the same era like a costume, but rather they are looking to find unique pieces to wear, according to their own sense of style.

If you are searching to reproduce a specific era, I would seek another fashion book that was specifically written about that era. However, if you are interested in fashion in general and vintage in particular, this book is for you. I would recommend this book to anyone, but especially someone who wants to find unique clothing and learn a little bit about 20th century clothes.

Great Vintage Book.......2002-10-10

Great overview of Vintage... one of the first books I've read on Vintage, although I've been a collector for a long time. This book is easy to read and has photos for reference... I would have liked some extra shopping references and online references to sites like:...

After a Fashion: How to Reproduce, Restore, and Wear Vintage Styles

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A very helpful book for collectors and costumers
Nice costume book
Most Practical and Resourceful
A book for use in real life
Could have done with this years ago

After a Fashion: How to Reproduce, Restore, and Wear Vintage Styles
Frances Grimble , and Deborah Kuhn
Manufacturer: Lavolta Press
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A very helpful book for collectors and costumers.......2005-04-24

Note: my review is based on the first edition of this book.
I think this book is wonderful--the author has also written computer manuals, and so her directions are very clear. (Come to think of it, most computer manuals aren't that easy to understand--hers must be special!) The book covers a wide array of topics related to vintage fashion. I especially appreciate the segments on sewing techniques--she explains basic things that I haven't been able to figure out from other books, like how to lengthen a pattern, and more complicated techniques that are very helpful when dealing with vintage clothes, like how to replace a lining. The author includes a lot of helpful hints from her personal experience. The book is organized into different topics, so you can skip the ones that aren't relevant to your interests.

Nice costume book.......2004-01-21

I thought this was a useful book on costuming. There are lots of illistrations and detailed info, such as what style of lace, or what patterns were popular/available during the periods. Good buy, very helpful!

Most Practical and Resourceful.......2003-08-19

Best book I've found. Descriptions and illustrations for each historical period, as well as outfit planning, authentic fabrics, sewing and patternmaking tips, mending, restoring, and resources from A to Z -- books, websites, catalogs, periodicals... My #1 pick.

A book for use in real life.......2002-04-27

I'm a swing dancer and I love this book because it tells how to deal with vintage clothes you actually WEAR! Some books seem to think everybody who buys vintage clothes is some kind of museum. Or that they're rich and only buy perfect clothes in fancy boutiques. This book gives instructions for real-life cleaning, mending, and altering to fit you (for men's clothes too). And how to work with vintage patterns to make your own repros. This book ROCKS!

Could have done with this years ago.......2001-10-11

I wish I had know about this book years ago ! Needless to say I'm going to order copies for friends too. The layout is clear and easy to follow. The topic covered are comprehensive. There is plenty of information given to progress your knowledge further. All in all a great addition to the historic costumiers library.

Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics, 1900-1990

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Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics, 1900-1990
Emma Baxter Wright
Manufacturer: Collins Design
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Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics

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Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics
Zandra Rhodes
Manufacturer: CARLTON
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Vintage Style : Buying and Wearing Classic Vintage Clothes

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Vintage Style : Buying and Wearing Classic Vintage Clothes
Ann E.; Dubin, Tiffany Berman
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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ASIN: B000OEQ35I

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