Mapping it out : an alternative atlas of contemporary cartographies / edited by Hans-Ulrich Obrist ; with an introduction by Tom McCarthy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Obrist, Hans Ulrich.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cartography.

Imaginary places--Maps.

Imaginary places.

Maps in art.

Genre:

Maps.

Physical Description:

239 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 x 28 cm

Other Title:

Alternative atlas of contemporary cartographies

Place of Publication:

New York : Thames & Hudson, [2014]

Summary:

Maps have always been at the heart of human knowledge. Whether they chart a newly discovered land or lay out a complicated process, maps serve to improve our understanding of what surrounds us. Maps make the complex simple, and reveal the complexity behind the apparently simple. Mapping It Out invites artists, architects, writers, and designers, geographers, mathematicians, computer pioneers, scientists, and others from a host of fields to create a personal map of their own, in whatever form and showing whatever terrain they choose, whether real-world or imaginary. Over 130 contributors are represented, including Yoko Ono, Louise Bourgeois, Damien Hirst, David Adjaye, Ed Ruscha, Alexander Kluge, and many more. Some contributors have translated scientific data into simplified visual language, while others have condensed vast social, political, or natural forms into concise diagrams. There are reworked existing maps, alternate views of reality, charted imaginary flights of fancy, and the occasional rejection of a traditional map altogether.--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0500239185

9780500239186

OCLC:

882070173