Image volée
By: curated by Thomas Demand ; editing, Buysschaert & Malerba, Milan [and six others] ; translations, Vincenzo Latronico, Itaria Ortolina ; texts, Thomas Demand [and nine others]
Contributors: Fondazione Prada (Milan, Italy)
Publisher: Fondazione Prada
Published: 2016
Language: eng; ita
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9788887029666
Subjects: Appropriation (Art); Exhibitions; Modern Art; Originality in art; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Other titles: L'image volée
Description: The volume "L'image volée", published by Fondazione Prada on the occasion of the exhibition curated by German artist 'Thomas Demand', is a richly illustrated book including newly commissioned short stories by Ian McEwan and Ali Smith, essays by Russell Ferguson, Christy Lange and Jonathan Griffin, and contributions by Rainer Erlinger and Daniel McClean. 00The book explores the way we all rely on pre-existing models, and how artists have always referred to existing imagery to make their own. Questioning the boundaries between originality, conceptual inventiveness and the culture of the copy, the project focuses on theft, authorship, annexation and the creative potential of such pursuits. The volume presents three possible investigations: the physical appropriation of the object or its absence; theft as related to the image per se rather than the concrete object itself; and the act of stealing through the making of an image. "L'image volée" is an unconventional exploration of such topics through empirical inquiry. Rather than an encyclopedic analysis, it offers visitors an unorthodox insight into a voyage of artistic discovery and research.
Notes: "L'Image Volée, Fondazione Prada, Milan, 18.03.-28.08.2016"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references.

Text In English and Italian.