Edited by Christian Schoen. Text by Laufey Helgadóttir, Dorothea van der Koelen, Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Christian Schoen, Gunnar J. Árnason.
The multidisciplinary Icelandic artist Rúrí (born 1951) is one of Scandinavia’s first performance artists, and an early practitioner of multimedia installation in northern Europe. Influenced by Fluxus and Conceptual art, her work has maintained a strong political flavor, particularly regarding gender and cultural identity. This is the first comprehensive monograph on her work.
FORMAT: Hbk, 9.5 x 11 in. / 208 pgs / 296 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $60.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $70 ISBN: 9783775729956 PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz AVAILABLE: 1/31/2012 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA
Published by Hatje Cantz. Edited by Christian Schoen. Text by Laufey Helgadóttir, Dorothea van der Koelen, Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Christian Schoen, Gunnar J. Árnason.
The multidisciplinary Icelandic artist Rúrí (born 1951) is one of Scandinavia’s first performance artists, and an early practitioner of multimedia installation in northern Europe. Influenced by Fluxus and Conceptual art, her work has maintained a strong political flavor, particularly regarding gender and cultural identity. This is the first comprehensive monograph on her work.
