Ever since the collapse of Communism and the subsequent reunification of Germany in 1990, Berlin has been a city on the rise - economically, politically, and culturally. Aside from regaining its previous position as national capital, it has also attracted a significant and diverse community of artists - not only from Germany but from all over the world. Here, curator and critic Mark Gisbourne asks what it is about Berlin that has drawn so many artists to live and work there. Mixing revealing interviews with thoughtful commentary, he offers profiles of nineteen of the most important practitioners in the city, including such internationally important artists as Thomas Demand, Tacita Dean, Norbert Bisky, Mona Hatoum, and Michael Wesely. These profiles are accompanied by visual essays from renowned photographer Jim Rakete, exploring the studios, creative life, and secret places of Berlin, and capturing the city's excitement, chaos, and sheer vitality.
- ISBN10 0810992868
- ISBN13 9780810992863
- Publish Date 1 March 2007
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Abrams
- Imprint Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English