Aes+f (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9788891831231)

This is the second extensive monograph dedicated to the internationally acclaimed Russian artist collective: AES+F.

Since 1987, AES+F have been working at the intersection of painting, sculpture, photography, video, and new technologies. They achieved worldwide acclaim in the Russian Pavilion at the 52nd Biennale di Venezia in 2007 with their provocative, other-worldly Last Riot (2007), the first of their signature large-scale, multichannel video installations. Always pushing the boundaries of their practice, between 2016 and 2019 the collective also worked on video set designs for theater and opera.

The volume will shed light on the psychoanalytic approach that underlies their language and provocations, intended to induce a process of self-reflection in the viewer, changing their perception of the world and society. Their visual journey will be articulated into three chronological sections corresponding to the most significant shifts in their conceptual evolution, covering their practice from 1995 to 2020.

The volume includes contributions by Tina R. Ryan and Brooke L. McGowan, Tom Morton and Hou Hanru.

Author: Giuseppe Barbieri
ISBN-10: 8891831239
ISBN-13: 9788891831231
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2023
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 6.87lbs
Size: 11.26h x 11.34w x 1.97d