| Description |
This compelling exhibition catalog features fifteen international artists
who bring 21st-century urgency to 19th-century principles of virtue
through work and craftsmanship: Tonico Lemos Auad, Andrea Bowers,
Colin Darke, Wim Delvoye, Daniel Dewar and Grégory Gicquel,
Fischli and Weiss, Tim Hawkinson, Josiah McElheny, Grayson Perry,
Mika Rottenberg, Allison Smith, Ricky Swallow, David Thorpe and
Jane Wilbraham. The title, adapted from Longfellow s A Psalm of Life,
accompanies the exhibition, which highlights contemporary culture s
preoccupation with authenticity and the handcrafted. Texts explore
the contradictions and connections between the handmade and recent
explosion of technological advancements. Excellent essays by Glenn
Adamson, V&A Museum; Britt Salvesen, LACMA; fiction writer William
Gibson and exhibition curator Julie Joyce. |