A Spacious Central Location: Installations For Pica And The Cultural Centre
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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In the vibrant cultural heart of Perth, Western Australia, A Spacious Central Location: Installations for PICA and the Cultural Centre documents a landmark moment in Australian contemporary art — a bold and ambitious exhibition staged as part of the 1990 Festival of Perth. Curated by John Barrett-Lennard, the catalogue chronicles a series of site-specific installations conceived for the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and the surrounding Cultural Centre, presenting works that interrogate the relationship between art, space, and public life in a distinctly Australian urban context. Barrett-Lennard's curatorial vision illustrates a pivotal shift in the Australian art world toward experiential, space-conscious practice, positioning PICA as a crucible for experimental thought at the dawn of the 1990s. The publication itself serves as both historical record and critical artefact, capturing installations that were as much about the architecture and civic geography of Perth as they were about individual artistic expression. For collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts of Australian contemporary art history, this volume remains an indispensable window into a transformative cultural moment — one that asked, with quiet provocation, what it means to occupy a spacious central location.
Author: John Barrett-Lennard
Format: Paperback
Published: 1990, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the vibrant cultural heart of Perth, Western Australia, A Spacious Central Location: Installations for PICA and the Cultural Centre documents a landmark moment in Australian contemporary art — a bold and ambitious exhibition staged as part of the 1990 Festival of Perth. Curated by John Barrett-Lennard, the catalogue chronicles a series of site-specific installations conceived for the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and the surrounding Cultural Centre, presenting works that interrogate the relationship between art, space, and public life in a distinctly Australian urban context. Barrett-Lennard's curatorial vision illustrates a pivotal shift in the Australian art world toward experiential, space-conscious practice, positioning PICA as a crucible for experimental thought at the dawn of the 1990s. The publication itself serves as both historical record and critical artefact, capturing installations that were as much about the architecture and civic geography of Perth as they were about individual artistic expression. For collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts of Australian contemporary art history, this volume remains an indispensable window into a transformative cultural moment — one that asked, with quiet provocation, what it means to occupy a spacious central location.