On the Nature of Things

by Patrik Andersson and Shep Steiner

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This is an intelligent and insightful exploration of the artistic practices of a group of artists who share an interest subverting Modernism. Borrowing its title from Roman philosopher Lucretius in his epic poem dedicated to Epicurean philosophy, this exhibition catalogue assumes a multi-linear and non-directional curatorial approach to individual artistic practices. While the artists surveyed share an interest in strikingly Modernist forms and structures, they employ surrealist wit to repurpose cliched forms from our everyday urban environment and popular culture into extra-ordinary aesthetic tropes that challenge a stable understanding of both art and our modernity.
  • ISBN10 1895497795
  • ISBN13 9781895497793
  • Publish Date 18 July 2013
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Out of Print 14 April 2017
  • Publish Country CA
  • Imprint Kamloops Art Gallery
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 94
  • Language English