{"product_id":"pawel-althamer-isbn-9780847844234","title":"Pawel Althamer","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSet to accompany the first major solo exhibition in the United States of Polish contemporary artist Paweł Althamer, one of the most important European artists to emerge since the 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn association with the New Museum, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past twenty years, Althamer has established a singular artistic practice featuring an expanded approach to sculptural representation and experimental models of social collaboration. This publication includes extensive documentation of his groundbreaking sculptures, performances, and participatory installations.\u003cbr\u003eAlthamer creates portraits of himself and others, in materials including plaster, melted plastic, and even a parade float (a nude self-portrait). The artist is known for performances involving entire communities, like his neighbors in Bródno, Poland. With essays by longtime collaborators and interpreters of Althamer’s practice and an interview with the artist by curator Massimiliano Gioni, this publication presents a portrait of the artist as instigator, organizer, teacher, and visionary.\u003cb\u003eMassimiliano Gioni\u003c\/b\u003e is associate director and director of exhibitions and \u003cb\u003eGary Carrion-Murayari\u003c\/b\u003e is curator at the New Museum, New York. \u003cb\u003eBoris Groys\u003c\/b\u003e is Global Distinguished Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at New York University. \u003cb\u003eJoanna Mytkowska\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw. \u003cb\u003eArtur Żmijewski\u003c\/b\u003e is a Polish visual artist.","brand":"Skira Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300569764069,"sku":"NP9780847844234","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780847844234.jpg?v=1767734564","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/pawel-althamer-isbn-9780847844234","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}