The Art of Walking: A Field Guide
2012
The Art of Walking: A Field Guide is a unique look at walking as a mode of artistic practice and is the first book to explore this fascinating subject of how walking can be used as an artistic medium. An introductory essay identifies breaks and continuities between walking artists now and the pedestrian activities of the historic- and neo-avant-gardes of the early- and mid-20th century, respectively. Subsequent visually-led sections deal with recent art engaging with different types of walkers including pilgrims, peripatetic writers and philosophers, dandies, drifters, marchers, stalkers, tour guides, and dog walkers. Artists to be evaluated include Marina Abramovic and Ulay, Vito Acconci, Dennis Adams, Francis Alys, Keith Arnatt, Tim Brennan, Stanley Brouwn, Bruce Nauman, Sophie Calle, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Jeremy Deller, Simon Faithfull, Hamish Fulton, Regina Jose Galindo, Mona Hatoum, Akira Kanayama, Richard Long, The Long March Foundation, Melanie Manchot, Yoko Ono, Adrian Piper, Simon Pope, and Kryzysztov Wodiczko.
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Identifier
L0035Call Number
N8259.A78 2012Extent
192 pages : illustrations ; softcover 23 cmLanguage
ISBN
97819077317873Place of Publication
London, UKPublication Type
PrintEditor
David EvansPublisher
Black Dog PressCollection
grunt gallery LibraryCopyright 2012 Black Dog Publishing Limited, the artists and authors.