Introduction by Krist Gruijthuijsen. Text by Prem Krishnamurthy.
Collected writings and collaborations from award-winning designer, artist, activist and curator Prem Krishnamurthy
Based in Berlin and New York, designer and curator Prem Krishnamurthy (born 1977) is head of the artist group Department of Transformation and of the design consultancy Wkshps. In 2015 he was the recipient of the Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Award for Communication Design. As both creator and curator, Krishnamurthy aims to discover “how art & design can be agents of transformation for individuals, communities and institutions.” Here, his collected writings from 2009 to 2024 are framed by two exhibition-like experiments: A Year with Prem Krishnamurthy at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art and Endless Exhibition at the Kunsthal Gent. Each section of the book is arranged by a different designer—Ann Richter, David Knowles, Mark Foss or Valentijn Goethals—giving the entire volume a sense of multiplicity. Taken together, Past Words looks at how design, curating, exhibition-making and language itself can create new realities.
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Saturday, May 10 at 4 PM, Artbook at MoMA PS1 Bookstore presents an experimental, participatory book launch that plays with different ways of experiencing books collectively. Designer and curator Prem Krishnamurthy’s Past Words—a new anthology of his selected writing and exhibition projects spanning fifteen years—will form the basis for a suite of collective activities incorporating reading, writing, movement and dialogue. Come for connection with people, ideas and words—plus karaoke!
FORMAT: Pbk, 6.25 x 9 in. / 360 pgs / 167 color / 47 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $40.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $60 ISBN: 9783753306940 PUBLISHER: Walther König, Köln AVAILABLE: 4/15/2025 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: FLAT40 PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AU/NZ AFR
Published by Walther König, Köln. Introduction by Krist Gruijthuijsen. Text by Prem Krishnamurthy.
Collected writings and collaborations from award-winning designer, artist, activist and curator Prem Krishnamurthy
Based in Berlin and New York, designer and curator Prem Krishnamurthy (born 1977) is head of the artist group Department of Transformation and of the design consultancy Wkshps. In 2015 he was the recipient of the Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Award for Communication Design. As both creator and curator, Krishnamurthy aims to discover “how art & design can be agents of transformation for individuals, communities and institutions.” Here, his collected writings from 2009 to 2024 are framed by two exhibition-like experiments: A Year with Prem Krishnamurthy at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art and Endless Exhibition at the Kunsthal Gent. Each section of the book is arranged by a different designer—Ann Richter, David Knowles, Mark Foss or Valentijn Goethals—giving the entire volume a sense of multiplicity. Taken together, Past Words looks at how design, curating, exhibition-making and language itself can create new realities.
