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Sternberg Press

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Imagine art and contemporary as an organ. An organ that produces an experience of inexpressible realities that are fundamental to understand life and its processes. What comes after end-of-world narratives: visions of just futurity and multispecies flourishing. The first book-length inquiry into the subject of the twisted romantic ballad, giving a sense of both its history and contemporary currency. A cultural examination of the enigmatically iconic figure of the Dandy, both in history and as a figure for the future. The notion of the handmade has shifted from the margins to center stage. Craft’s value is increasingly recognized across creative, economic, social, cultural, and political contexts. Because of its widespread appropriation, and the dissolution of disciplinary boundaries, the meaning of handicrafts is changing. By taking a conversation between artists Etel Adnan and Simone Fattal as point of departure, this volume collects reflections around the Mediterraneans through art,

News BOOK LAUNCH AND TALK_LONDON Mud Physics: Theoretical Writings Please join artist Helen Marten for the launch of her new book Mud Physics, published by Sternberg Press. Mud Physics is an anthology of the artist’s writings that reflect on the interconnectedness of image and language, material subject, and conceptual idea. Including texts that contemplate the works of fellow artists Cady Noland, Sigmar Polke, Hervé Télémaque, Laura Owens, Matthew Barney, Charline von Heyl, and Lubaina Himid, Marten explores accumulative textual venture as an inventive mode of saturation. Concluding…

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