Mel Chin: Rematch |
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Artist:
| Chin, Mel |
Text by:
| Codrescu, Andrei Crossman, Lisa Heartney, Eleanor Johnson, Patricia |
ISBN: | 978-3-7757-3594-0 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
Publisher: | Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH & Co KG
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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The oeuvre of Mel Chin (* 1952 in Houston) encompasses a wide variety of media including sculpture, video, drawing, painting, land art, and performance art. Eschewing a trademark style, the common thread through Chin's practice is his conceptual rigor, thoughtful historicism, and concern for social justice. His land-based works such as Revival Field from the early 1990s and Operation Paydirt (2008-ongoing), garnered significant international press for presenting the science of soil...
More DescriptionThe oeuvre of Mel Chin (* 1952 in Houston) encompasses a wide variety of media including sculpture, video, drawing, painting, land art, and performance art. Eschewing a trademark style, the common thread through Chin's practice is his conceptual rigor, thoughtful historicism, and concern for social justice. His land-based works such as Revival Field from the early 1990s and Operation Paydirt (2008-ongoing), garnered significant international press for presenting the science of soil remediation as an art form. Challenging the traditional concept of a retrospective as a linear presentation of a single individual's work over time, the publication celebrates the artist's practice of constant evolution, re-examination, and collaboration. The catalogue will also include an extensive illustrated chronology of his career. Exhibition: New Orleans Museum of Art, February 21-May 25, 2014 | And further venues