The architectural unconscious : James Casebere + Glen Seator / essays by Adam D. Weinberg, Mark Wigley, and Anthony Vidler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seator, Glen.

Casebere, James.

Weinberg, Adam D.

Wigley, Mark.

Vidler, Anthony.

Addison Gallery of American Art.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Casebere, James.

Seator, Glen.

Architecture in art.

Seator, Glen--Exhibitions.

Installations (Art)--United States--Exhibitions.

Installations (Art).

Exhibitions.

United States.

Art, American--20th century--Exhibitions.

Art, American.

Casebere, James--Exhibitions.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

62 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Andover, Mass. : Addison Gallery of American Art, [2000]

Summary:

The Architectural Unconscious brings together two contemporary artists who address similar issues in architecture -- architecture as sculpture, as site, and as image -- in very different ways. James Casebere is known for the black and white and monochromatic color photographs he makes using small-scale tabletop models. These models are then subtly lit and photographed to create disconcerting, archetypal spaces reminiscent of prisons, monasteries, tunnels, and factories. The work of Glen Seator recreates architectonic forms -- offices, facades -- based on already existing buildings; lifted out of context, the works provoke a sense of dislocation, causing viewers to reconsider the social use of the original site, as well as the space in which the work is displayed. This visual diary places these two innovators and their works in dialogue through notes, sketches, plans, snapshots, and related works, as well as images of the final pieces.

Notes:

Exhibition dates: Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 22 April-31 July 2000 ; Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5 May-29 July 2001.

ISBN:

1879886464

OCLC:

45652452