Locus Solus: site, identity, technology in contemporary art
Niru Ratnam, Julian Stallabrass, Pauline Van Mourik Broekman
2000
Locus Solus borrows its title from a book by Raymond Roussel, first published in 1914, which presented astounding premonitions of future capabilities. In Roussel's book a brilliant (but perhaps deranged) scientist pursues fantastical technological quests, which included the re-animation of the dead and the automated production of art works. Influenced by questions raised by this book, this volume combines the work of artists in the Locus+ initiative, all of whom have exhibited internationally, and amongst whom are Cathy de Monchaux, Stefan Gec, Gregory Green and Mark Wallinger. The sections "site," "identity," and "technology" respectively deal with the power within boundaries and the subsequent specificity of site, identity, and its demarcation, and the crossing of borders by technology and its mutations.
Waterstones
Waterstones
Identifier
L0177Call Number
N6488.G7 L65 2000Extent
157 pages : illustrations ; softcover 23 cmLanguage
ISBN
1901033619Place of Publication
London, UKPublication Type
PrintContributor
Jon Bewley, Simon Herbert, David Musgrave, Helen Cadwallader, Glenn Alteen, Paul Bonaventura, Gavin Murphy, Andrew Patrizio, Peter SuchinPublisher
Black Dog PressCollection
grunt gallery LibraryCopyright 2000 Black Dog Publishing Limited, Locus+ Archive, and the authors.