Inventory

by Fiona Tan

Fiona Tan is highly adept in the use of cinematic language, and her artistic perspective is profoundly impacted by her own narrative. This catalogue is published on the occasion of the world premiere of Tan s most recent work, Inventory , at the MAXXI. Presented is a new reflection on the concept and history of art collecting and the museum, with respect to the private house and museum of Sir John Soane, an 18th-century British architect and collector. Three video installations by Tan are also Correction , Disorient and Cloud Island . Installation images accompany an essay by the artist, plus contributions by Anna Mattirolo, Monia Trombetta, Andrea Lissoni and others.

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 17, 2013

About the author

Fiona Tan is a visual artist and filmmaker. She is best known for her skilfully crafted video and film installations, in which explorations of memory, identity and the role of visual images are key. Her installations and photographic works have been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in international venues. She has written and directed to date three feature length films.

Recent solo exhibitions took place at Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, Museum der Moderne Salzburg and Kunsthalle Krems, Austria, Museum Ludwig Cologne, Museum für Modern Kunst, Frankfurt, Mudam, Luxembourg, Nasjonalmuseet Oslo, The BALTIC, Gateshead, UK, MAXXI, Rome and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. With her solo presentation Disorient, Tan represented The Netherlands at the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009. Her work has been shown at various international group shows including in the São Paulo Biennial, Venice Architecture Biennale, Documenta IX, Istanbul Biennale. Her work is represented in numerous international public and private collections including the Tate Modern, London, the Guggenheim Museum New York, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Neue National Galerie, Berlin and the MCA, Chicago.