Wenn der Wind weht / When the Wind Blows: Luft, Wind und Atem in der zeitgenössischen Kunst / Air, Wind, and Breath in Contemporary Art

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Wenn der Wind weht / When the Wind Blows

Luft, Wind und Atem in der zeitgenössischen Kunst / Air, Wind, and Breath in Contemporary Art

Edited by: Liddy Scheffknecht and Ernst Strouhal
With contributions by: Ernst Strouhal , Verena Kaspar-Eisert , Liddy Scheffknecht , Helga Kromp-Kolb and Philipp Blom

In the series Edition Angewandte

Overview

About this book

On the trail of air, wind, and breath

Wind moves – both things and human thought. The wind is also a harbinger both of new beginnings and of decay, of control and chaos, and the destructive force of the wind is central to the debate on climate change.

The book Wenn der Wind weht / When the Wind Blows is being published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at KUNST HAUS WIEN, in cooperation with the University of Applied Arts Vienna. It presents more than twenty artistic projects that render the unseen elements air, wind, and breath visible in different ways.

Ernst Strouhal traces (cultural) stories of the wind in his text “Flying Robert and His Kin,” while curators Verena Kaspar-Eisert and Liddy Scheffknecht look at air as a medium in contemporary art.

Publication to accompany the exhibition at KUNST HAUS WIEN; awarded as one of the most beautiful books in Austria 2022
Works by Hoda Afshar, Ólafur Elíasson, Ulay / Marina Abramović, and others
With a conversation between historian/author Philipp Blom and climate researcher Helga Kromp-Kolb

Author / Editor information

Liddy Scheffknecht, Ernst Strouhal, Institute for Cultural Studies, University of Applied Arts Vienna

Topics

(Deutsch)

Languages: German, English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Readers interested in contemporary art, ecology, climate change, sustainability, cultural studies
Pages
- Main content: 232
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 65
- Coloured Illustrations: 125
Keywords: Contemporary art; cultural studies; ecology; climate change; weather

Paperback

Published: April 4, 2022
ISBN: 9783110785203