Fred Wilson : objects and installations 1979-2000 / Maurice Berger ; with contributions by Fred Wilson and Jennifer González.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berger, Maurice, 1956-2020.

Contributor:

González, Jennifer A.

Wilson, Fred, 1954-

University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Center for Art and Visual Culture.

Series:

Issues in cultural theory ; 4.

Issues in cultural theory ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilson, Fred, 1954---Exhibitions.

Wilson, Fred.

Wilson, Fred, 1954-.

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

Installations (Art).

United States.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm.

Other Title:

Objects and installations 1979-2000

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Center for Art and Visual Culture, University of Maryland Baltimore County ; New York : Distributed by D.A.P., Distributed Art Publishers, 2001.

Summary:

If social justice is Fred Wilson's ultimate subject, the museum is his medium. By placing meticulously rendered objects in environments that carefully recreate the details of a museum setting, down to their wall colors, lighting, display cases, and wall labels, Wilson incisively explores the question of how the museum consciously and unconsciously perpetuates racist beliefs and behavior. From Egyptian and classical Greek and Roman sculpture to African-American memorabilia, from the primativist painting of Picasso to the uniforms worn by often black museum guards, Wilson's provocative juxtapositions speak to a complex history of museological omission, manipulation, and oversight. This book marks the artist's first mid-career survey.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Center for Art and Visual Culture, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Oct. 11, 2001-Jan. 12, 2002 and at seven other locations through Sept., 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175).

ISBN:

1890761044

OCLC:

50102880