Photography as concept: Fotografie als Handlung

Abstract

Representing a compendium of work by those contemporary artists for whom photography is a means to an end, this book concerns itself with the expanding social, political, and conceptual definitions of photography. Inherent in the book are questions concerning the nature of photography as technological medium, social barometer, and preserver of memory, as well as photography's relationship to video, film, fashion, and mass media. Compiled from the Fourth International Photo Triennial, the book includes work by over 50 artists, from 20 countries.

Contents

Fotografie als handlung = Photography as concept / Renate Wiehager -- 1979 / Joseph Kossuth -- Vanessa Beecroft -- Maura Biava -- Peter Bömmels -- Martin Brandt/Andreas Wolf/Martin Schmidl/Florian Haas -- Daniele Buetti -- Patrick Van Caeckenbergh -- Claude Closky -- Hanne Darboven -- Cor Dera -- Felix Gonzalez-Torres -- Willie Doherty -- Alex Hartley -- Helgard Haug/Marcus Droß/Daniel Wetzel -- Isabell Heimerdinger -- Jan Henderikse -- Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler -- Alfredo Jaar -- Ilya Kabakov -- Joseph Kosuth -- Elke Krystufek -- David Lamelas/Hildegard Duane -- Abigail Lane -- Natacha Lesueur -- Sarah Lucas -- Ken Lum -- Tracey Moffatt -- Brigitte Morhardt-Ehrlicher -- Jean-Luc Moulène -- Christopher Muller -- Chuck Nanney -- Mathis Neidhart -- Gabriel Orozco -- Merja Puustinen/Andy Best -- Zhijie Qiu -- Margarete Rebmann -- Susanne Reinhardt -- Gerwald Rockenschaub -- Ugo Rondinone -- Sam Samore -- Andreas Schmid -- Miron Schmückle -- Uwe H. Seyl -- Gillian Wearing -- Bernard Voïta -- Georg Winter -- Guo Go Zheng -- Hui Zhuang.