Mathieu Copeland Libros

This book on Philippe Decrauzat is not an ordinary monograph publication but was thought of as a tool allowing both to apprehend the work of the Swiss artist, but also and above all, to deepen the research fields and themes that the artist summons or evokes. 0This book is the first major publication devoted to the work of Philippe Decrauzat. It presents a series of essays as well as an important iconography of the artist?s films, paintings, installations and sculptures from the past fifteen years.00Text: Michel Gauthier, Peter Saville, Peter Kubelka, Arnauld Pierre, Jimena Canales, Bob Nickas, the late Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Joaquim Moreno, Lydie Delahaye and Jonathan Pouthier

The museum faces ongoing criticism from artists, thinkers, curators, and the public alike. Its contentious role has sparked numerous gestures, iconoclastic actions, and alternative exhibition spaces from the twentieth century to today. This anthology uniquely focuses on the anti-museum through various lenses, including anti-art, anti-artist, anti-exhibition, and anti-architecture, among others. This concept, although unpatented, outlines the complex and often contradictory counter-history of challenges to artistic institutions. It spans from the first anti-exhibition and the history of “Closed Exhibitions” to movements like Dada and Noise music, and from the idea that “Everything is Art” to NO! art, including Japanese avant-gardes and Lettrist cinema. The anthology also highlights significant protest figures such as Gustav Metzger, Henry Flynt, Graciela Carnevale, and Lydia Lunch. Edited by Mathieu Copeland and Balthazar Lovay, it presents a multifaceted panorama where negation is infused with vitality. The collection features contributions from notable writers and includes interviews with John Armleder, Robert Barry, and Genesis P-Orridge, among others.