Edited by Leontine Coelewij, Clément Dirié, Magali Reus. Foreword by Beatrix Ruf. Text by Liam Gillick, Kirsty Bell, Andrew Bonacina, Leontine Coelewij, Andrew Durbin.
Hbk, 8 x 10 in. / 144 pgs / 140 color. | 8/22/2017 | In stock $39.95
Published by JRP|Editions. Edited by Irma Boom and Frederik Pesch. Text by Anthony Huberman, Philomena Epps, Sean Burns.
Renowned for her particular take on what contemporary sculpture can be and express, Magali Reus (born 1981) draws on a vast range of formal influences and references, from the domestic to the industrial, the functional to the decorative, creating works that evolve as a fascinating accumulation and layering of visual details. Designed by Irma Boom, this artist’s book offers a unique approach to art making through the unveiling of the sources, visual imagery and connections that gave birth to the realization of three emblematic series by Magali Reus: Dearest (2018); Empty Every Night (2019); and Settings (2019–21). Conceived as a space where the viewer can take their time to get a closer, more intimate connection to her work, the publication alternates views of the works, close-up details and various materials—from a 3D technical rendering and production calculations to mock ups, samples and research photography. Sharing her production, process and research archive, Reus allows the reader to decipher the circulation of motifs from one medium to another, her specific take on the ideas of hierarchy, representation and systems of production, and how she explores the tensions between nature, technology and the impact of postindustrial human activity. The book gives full credit to her ongoing thinking on objecthood and how the objects and forms she creates take on a strange, disobedient agency. Made of three separate volumes. featuring different paper and taped together, this collectible publication is itself a powerful object.
Published by Walther König, Köln. Edited by Julia Mullié. Text by Kathryn Scanlan.
London-based Dutch artist Magali Reus (born 1981) presents a series of close-up photographs of mushrooms against backdrops of colorful vintage t-shirts, all set within the pages of a 1990s telephone directory for Park Cities, Dallas.
Published by JRP|Ringier. Edited by Leontine Coelewij, Clément Dirié, Magali Reus. Foreword by Beatrix Ruf. Text by Liam Gillick, Kirsty Bell, Andrew Bonacina, Leontine Coelewij, Andrew Durbin.
Dutch-born, London-based artist Magali Reus (born 1981) is one of the most acclaimed new voices in contemporary sculpture. Published for her exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, this is the first monograph on her work. It features her recent series (Parking, Lukes, Dregs, In Place Of and Leaves) and new sculptures created for the Stedelijk, plus an interview with Reus by curators Leontine Coelewij and Andrew Bonacina, and contributions by Stedelijk director Beatrix Ruf, artist Liam Gillick, art critic Kirsty Bell and writer Andrew Durbin. Renowned for her interest in the relationship between mass-produced objects such as fridges, padlocks and seating, and the human body in the context of today’s digital society, Reus draws on a vast range of influences and references, from the domestic to the industrial.
Spring for a Ground / Particle of Inch / Halted Paves / Quarters
Published by Mousse Publishing. Text by Andrew Bonacina, Ruba Katrib.
In 2015, Magali Reus (born 1981) opened the first of four exhibitions co-commissioned by SculptureCenter, New York; Hepworth Wakefield, England; Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster, Germany; and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy. The culmination of these projects is documented here.
Magali Reus: Park Cities. Knaves
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