Published by Hatje Cantz. Edited by Diana Augaitis. Text by Kathleen Bartels, Doris von Drathen, Mary Jane Jacob, David Morgan, Trevor Smith, Selene Wendt.
Unfolding is the first overview of South Korean artist Kimsooja’s (born 1957) most significant sculptures, performances and interventions. A central element of her work is the bottari, a traditionally hand-sewn silk bedcover that also serves as a travel bag.
Published by Charta/Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa. Edited by Francesca Pasimi. Essays by Angela Vettese, Francesca Pasini, Eleanor Heartney, David Morgan, Nicolas Bourriaud, Harald Szeemann, Gerald Matt, Jonathan Goodman, Bernhard Fibicher and Keiji Nakamura.
The Korean artist Kimsooja is best known for her Bottari sculptures, made from colorful matrimonial bed covers, and for her video installations. The site-specific video To Breathe/Respirare, shown at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice immediately preceding productions of "Die Walkure" and "I Quatro Rusteghi," presents a spectrum of colors pulsing and gaining momentum until they reach the frenetic rhythm of the artist's breathing. Kimsooja includes a wide selection of work and of critical essays published over the past 10 years by such writers as Nicolas Bourriaud, Bernhard Fibicher, Gerald Matt, David Morgan, Keiji Nakamura and Harald Szeemann, as well as new contributions by Eleanor Heartney, Francesca Pasini and Angela Vettese. It is at once a monograph and a critical anthology.
PUBLISHER Charta/Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa
BOOK FORMAT Paperback, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 152 pgs / 31 color and 23 bw.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 10/15/2006 No longer our product
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: FALL 2006 p. 131
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9788881585885TRADE List Price: $34.95 CDN $40.00
Kimsooja: To Breathe/Respirare