The Studio

by Jens Hoffmann (Editor)

The evolution of studio—and “post-studio”—practice over the last half century. With the emergence of conceptual art in the mid-1960s, the traditional notion of the studio became at least partly obsolete. Other sites emerged for the generation of art, leading to the idea of “post-studio practice.” But the studio never went away; it was continually reinvented in response to new realities. This collection, expanding on current critical interest in issues of production and situation, looks at the evolution of studio—and “post-studio”—practice over the last half century. In recent decades many artists have turned their studios into offices from which they organize a multiplicity of operations and interactions. Others use the studio as a quasi-exhibition space, or work on a laptop computer—mobile, flexible, and ready to follow the next commission. Among the topics surveyed here are the changing portrayal and experience of the artist's role since 1960; the diversity of current studio and post-studio practice; the critical strategies of artists who have used the studio situation as the subject or point of origin for their work; the insights to be gained from archival studio projects; and the expanded field of production that arises from responding to new conditions in the world outside the studio. The essays and artists' statements in this volume explore these questions with a focus on examining the studio's transition from a workshop for physical production to a space with potential for multiple forms of creation and participation.

Genres: Art

240 pages, Paperback

First published March 2, 2012

About the author

Jens Hoffmann é escritor e curador de arte. Nascido em 1974, em San José, Costa Rica, atualmente vive em Nova York, onde é diretor de Exposições e Programas Públicos do Jewish Museum. Também é curador-chefe da galeria Susanne Feld Hillberry no Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Anteriormente, foi diretor do CCA Institute for Contemporary Art, em São Francisco, e diretor de exposições e curador-chefe do Institute for Contemporary Art, em Londres. Seus trabalhos incluem a curadoria da 9a Bienal de Xangai (2012/2013), a 12aBienal de Istambul (2011) e a 2a Trienal de San Juan (2009). Também é co-diretor artístico do FRONT International: Trienal de arte contemporânea de Cleveland (2018) e diretor artístico da 2a. Bienal de Honolulu (2019). É editor fundador do The Exhibitionist: Journal on Exhibition Making, e editor da Mousse Magazine, de Milão. Escreveu uma série de artigos para publicações como Artforum, Frieze, Parkette Texte zur Kunst. Desde 2004, é professor associado na Noveo Academia de Bella Arte, em Milão. Em 2016, ganhou o prêmio de excelência curatorial da Associação Americana de Curadoria.

Reviews

[Angie]

This is a fantastic book if you are interested in the evolution of the studio function for the artist.
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