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This survey of Christian Jankowski’s career in film, video, photography and installation is the first to track his progress from 1992 to 2005. Over that time, Jankowski has come to the fore with a circular method of creation in which the very process of making a video, film or installation becomes the content of the work. His interest in studying the relationships and boundaries between fiction and documentary, art and commerce, art and the public and art and popular culture has brought him into collaboration with children, magicians, customs officials, artists, therapists, psychics and television preachers, giving them what seems to be creative responsibility, but quietly retaining the framing and, of course, the last word. Jankowski’s subtly funny and decidedly engaging critique of the nature of contemporary art production makes him one of the most thought-provoking image makers working today. The exhibition upon which this book is based was highlighted by ! Artforum as one of the top shows not to miss, worldwide.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2242684 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-15
• Released on: 2006-08-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

About the Author
Christian Jankowski/B> was born in 1968 in Germany. He first attracted significant international attention at the Venice Biennale of 1999; his work has since been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions in Europe, among them shows at De Appel, Amsterdam; the Portikus Museum, Frankfurt; and Art Node, Stockholm. In North America, his projects have been shown at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut; Mass MoCA; Washington University Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri; and Aspen Art Museum, Colorado. He was included in the Whitney Biennial 2002 and in Let's Entertain, the touring group exhibition organized by the Walker Art Center.

Bill Arning is the curator at MIT List Visual Arts Center.

"Jeff Fleming is Director of the Des Moines Art Center. His prior publications include Maya Lin: Topologies, Christian Jankowski: Everything Fell Together, Fred Wilson: Memories, and others."