Plastic World

Martina Weinhart, Sebastian Baden, Heather Davis , HazMatLab

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English

Hatje Cantz
20 October 2023

History of Art & Design Styles; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Waste management; Pollution & threats to the environment

"THE ART OF PLASTIC

Plastic is everywhere. It permeates our everyday lives, is inexpensive and available worldwide. Thanks to their literally astonishing plasticity, plastics soon began to fascinate artists as well - both as a symptom and a symbol of mass

culture. In the brief history of the ""Plastic Age"" the versatile substance transformed though: from the epitome of progress, utopian spirit, and democratization of consumerism into a threat.

Plastic World offers a broad panorama of the artistic use of plastic and a position towards a matter that matters to us all. Through more than 100 objects, assemblages, installations, environments and films by some 50 international

artists, this catalogue explores a spectrum ranging from the euphoria of pop culture in the 1960s and the futuristic influence of the space age, to the ""trash"" works of Nouveau Realisme and the ecocritical positions of today.

FEATURED ARTISTS: Monira Al Qadiri, Archigram, Arman, Lynda Benglis, Cesar,

Christo, Oyvind Fahlstrom, Eva Hesse,

Hans Hollein, Craig Kauffman, Kiki Kogelnik, Gino Marotta,

James Rosenquist, Pascale Marthine Tayou and Pinar

Yolda."

Text by: Sebastian Baden, Heather Davis, HazMatLab, Anna Huber
Edited by: Martina Weinhart
Imprint: Hatje Cantz
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 220mm,
Weight: 1.360kg
ISBN: 9783775754675
ISBN 10: 3775754679
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 20 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

FEATURED ARTISTS: Monira Al Qadiri, Archigram, Arman, Lynda Benglis, Cesar, Christo, Oyvind Fahlstrom, Eva Hesse, Hans Hollein, Craig Kauffman, Kiki Kogelnik, Gino Marotta, James Rosenquist, Pascale Marthine Tayou and Pinar Yolda.