Some Went Mad,
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A provocative and unsettling journey into the outer limits of contemporary art, Some Went Mad, brings together the bold visions of five artists — Michael Joo, Abigail Lane, Robert Peacock, Alexis Rockman, and Jane Simpson — whose work challenges the boundaries between the natural world, the body, and the constructed environment. This exhibition catalogue presents a curated selection of works that interrogate themes of mortality, transformation, desire, and biological unease, rendered through a diverse range of media from sculpture and installation to painting and photography. Each contributing artist brings a distinct and fearless voice to the collection: Rockman's lush yet menacing visions of ecological collapse, Lane's forensic examinations of the human body, and Joo's meditations on cultural identity and science all converge to create a body of work that is as intellectually rigorous as it is viscerally arresting. Some Went Mad, stands as a landmark document of 1990s international contemporary art, capturing a moment when artists were unafraid to confront the darkest and most primal aspects of human existence — leaving the reader to wonder just how far the boundary between madness and vision truly extends.
Author: Curated by Damien Hirst
Format: Paperback
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A provocative and unsettling journey into the outer limits of contemporary art, Some Went Mad, brings together the bold visions of five artists — Michael Joo, Abigail Lane, Robert Peacock, Alexis Rockman, and Jane Simpson — whose work challenges the boundaries between the natural world, the body, and the constructed environment. This exhibition catalogue presents a curated selection of works that interrogate themes of mortality, transformation, desire, and biological unease, rendered through a diverse range of media from sculpture and installation to painting and photography. Each contributing artist brings a distinct and fearless voice to the collection: Rockman's lush yet menacing visions of ecological collapse, Lane's forensic examinations of the human body, and Joo's meditations on cultural identity and science all converge to create a body of work that is as intellectually rigorous as it is viscerally arresting. Some Went Mad, stands as a landmark document of 1990s international contemporary art, capturing a moment when artists were unafraid to confront the darkest and most primal aspects of human existence — leaving the reader to wonder just how far the boundary between madness and vision truly extends.