Bibliograph

Working conditions, the writings of Hans Haacke, Hans Haacke ; edited by Alexander Alberro

Type

Label

Working conditions, the writings of Hans Haacke, Hans Haacke ; edited by Alexander Alberro

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Working conditions

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Hans Haacke ; edited by Alexander Alberro

Series statement

The MIT Press writing art series

Sub title

the writings of Hans Haacke

Summary

Texts by Hans Haacke that range from straightforward descriptions of his artworks to wide-ranging reflections on the relationship between art and politics., Hans Haacke's art articulates the interdependence of multiple elements. An artwork is not merely an object but is also its context - the economic, social, and political conditions of the art world and the world at large. Among his best-known works are MoMA-Poll (1970), which polled museum-goers on their opinions about Nelson Rockefeller and the Nixon administration's Indochina policy; Gallery-Goers' Birthplace and Residence Profile (1969), which canvassed visitors to the Howard Wise Gallery in Manhattan; and the famously cancelled 1971 solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, which was meant to display, among other things, works on two New York real estate empires. This volume collects writings by Haacke that explain and document his practice

Target audience

specialized

Classification