The Future of Art A Manual
Publishing Details
The Future of Art A Manual
By (Author) Ingo Niermann
By (author) Erik Niedling
Sternberg Press
Sternberg Press
1st April 2011
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
709.05
Physical Properties
320
Width 140mm, Height 197mm, Spine 15mm
666g
Description
In 1831 Honore de Balzac wrote a short story, "The Unknown Masterpiece," in which he invented the abstract painting. Almost 200 years later, writer Ingo Niermann tries to follow in his footsteps to imagine a new epoch-making artwork. Together with the artist Erik Niedling he starts searching for the future of art and, seeking advice, meets key figures of the art world.Includes the DVD The Future of Art by Erik Niedling and Ingo Niermann (HD, 157 min.). Contributors Thomas Bayrle, Olaf Breuning, Genesis and Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge, Olafur Eliasson, Harald Falckenberg, Boris Groys, Damien Hirst, Gregor Jansen, Terence Koh, Gabriel von Loebell, Marcos Lutyens, Philomene Magers, Antje Majewski, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Thomas Olbricht, Friedrich Petzel, and Tobias Rehberger; and commentary by Chus Martinez
Author Bio
Ingo Niermann is a writer and the editor of the Solution Series. His recent publications include Burial of the White Man(with Erik Niedling) andSolution 275-294- Communists Anonymous (edited with Joshua Simon). Based on his novelSolution 257- Complete Love, Niermann initiated the Army of Love, a project that tests and promotes a just redistribution of sensual love. Erik Niedling is a German artist. He is also known for his 2010 film The Future of Art, a documentary on the contemporary art scene. Ingo Niermann is a German novelist, writer, and artist.
