Alex Da Corte
Subtitle: true life
By: editor, William Pym ; contributors, Moritz Wesseler, Martine Syms, Charlie Fox, Hilton Als, William Pym
Contributors: Pym, William, editor, contributor; Wesseler, Moritz, contributor; Syms, Martine, contributor; Fox, Charlie, contributor; Als, Hilton, contributor
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlug Walther und Franz König
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Köln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9783960988663
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Friends and associates; Art and music; Music; Social aspects; Friendship
Other titles: True life
Description: TRUE LIFE exhaustively documents Alex Da Corte's relationship with the musician Eminem over four exhibitions. From Detroit to Cologne, from an artist-run space to a major international museum, Eminem trails Da Corte's work through his thirties, reappearing, evolving alongside America, explaining more of himself each time. Eminem's place in culture and his role in Da Corte's practice, as well as the larger story of American identity, is explored through recent and commissioned essays by Hilton Als, Charlie Fox, William Pym, Martine Syms and Moritz Wesseler, as well as manipulated found texts and an extensive Q&A with Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth, whose 1982 work Andy Warhol "Eating a Hamburger" strongly informs the discussion. TRUE LIFE is both an uncompromising reference book and a work of total fantasy, providing a key angle of approach to a vital American practice in the 21st century.00Text: Hilton Als, Charlie Fox, Martine Syms, William Pym and Moritz Wesseler.