Published by Koenig books on the occaision of Exhibitions at the ICA London and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
Texts from Karen Archey, Eugene Ostashevsky, Brian Kuan Wood, Metahaven. 21 x 30 cm 160 pages.
Metahaven’s experimental, densely illustrated exhibition publication offers a unique perspective on their practice. Here, in a number of unpublished reflections, renowned and compelling voices situate the collective’s sprawling body of work – including their recent shift to moving image - within visual culture, art history and the socio-political context of now.
The work of Metahaven consists of filmmaking, writing, design, and installations, and is united conceptually by interests in poetry, storytelling, digital superstructures, and propaganda. Films by Metahaven include The Sprawl (Propaganda about Propaganda) (2015), Information Skies (2016), Possessed (2018, with Rob Schröder), Hometown (2018) and Eurasia (Questions on Happiness) (2018). Publications include PSYOP (2018), Black Transparency (2015) and Uncorporate Identity (2010). Their work is screened, published, and exhibited worldwide.