We Are Working All the Time!
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781517909567
Description: "The artistic practice of Piotr Szyhalski encompasses an impressive array of media and genres: from poster design to experimental music, from interactive web-based art to large-scale conceptual installations, from public performance to innovative pedagogy"--

Piotr Szyhalski's artistic practice encompasses an impressive array of media and genres: from poster design to experimental music,  interactive web-based art to large-scale conceptual installations, public performance to innovative pedagogy. His commitment to viewer engagement characterizes all of his work, which constantly strives to advance the multiplicities and complexities of our understanding. "We Are Working All the Time!" he proclaims, both in his graphic design and in his thematic approach to interactive art. This first comprehensive study of his career features visual documentation across his bodies of work, an range of scholarly perspectives, and new visual content from the artist. Born and trained in Poland, Szyhalski is a vital presence in the Twin Cities, as well as an active participant in the national and global art scene. A professor of design and new media art at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a co-director of Art(ists) On the Verge, his art and performance push boundaries, embrace contradictions, and encourage thoughtful participation. This mid-career survey of the work of this iconoclastic visual artist accompanies an exhibition of his art at the Weisman Art Museum in 2020." -- back cover.