Edited by Alexandra Signer, Peter Zimmermann. Text by Barbara Cassavecchia, Christoph Dosald, Esther Flury, Lorenzo Giusti, Paul Good, Matthias Haldemann.
Slip, hbk, 12 x 9.75 in. / 608 pgs / 670 color. | 3/19/2019 | In stock $150.00
Published by Walther König, Köln. Edited by Peter Zimmermann, Aleksandra Signer, Stephan Kunz. Text by Stephan Kunz.
The Swiss artist Roman Signer (born 1938) works across sculpture, installation, photography and video. This volume consolidates his little-known photographs that capture whimsical “found sculptures.” The items, encountered by chance while on the move, often recall Singer’s own creations.
Published by Walther König, Köln. Edited by Alexandra Signer, Peter Zimmermann. Text by Barbara Cassavecchia, Christoph Dosald, Esther Flury, Lorenzo Giusti, Paul Good, Matthias Haldemann.
This slipcased volume—the fourth in a series of Signer books begun in 2003—provides an overview of works made between 2002 and 2018, with commentary by Signer himself on almost all of the 700 sculptures and actions included.
Renowned for his sculptural installations and video works that push everyday objects and situations to absurd ends, Roman Signer’s latest commission uses the kayak – a longstanding symbol and form in his work for three decades. Accompanying Signer’s exhibition in the Curve, Barbican, London (4 March–31 May 2015), this volume documents the transformative quality of the artist’s playful and surreal approach. Specifically made for the installation, the kayak moves through the Curve towed by a rope suspended from the ceiling, navigating the 90-metre long gallery as if moving through a canal. Accompanying installation views, related work and an interview with the artist by David Signer, an essay by Rachel Withers explores the multiple facets of his innovative practice through his on-going interest in this object. This title inaugurates a new publication series by Barbican Art Gallery and Ridinghouse that focuses on the Curve exhibition programme.
Children, art lovers, philosophers and comedians have all found delight in the work of Swiss artist Roman Signer (born 1938), the Buster Keaton of contemporary art. Using constituents such as water, fire, air and earth, Signer makes a playground of the whole world, devising absurdist experiments in all kinds of environments, from desolate landscapes to biennals. This excellent retrospective from DuMont assesses the artist's career across several decades, thematizing the work through its use of balloons, attache cases, kayaks, sound and paint. Each of these sections is embellished with a discussion between the artist and author Rachel Withers, who also analyses Signer's time sculptures through the writings of Henri Bergson and Gaston Bachelard, and explores the singular humor of his work.
Published by Kerber. Text by Brian D. Butler, Leonhard Emmerling.
Best known for his spectacular sculptural explosions, Roman Signer, now 70 years old, is without a doubt one of the most important and influential contemporary Swiss artists. This volume features video works from 1988 through 2006. Essayists shed light on the temporal aspects of his work via literature and philosophy.
Published by Oktagon. Essays by Christoph Vogele, Otrud Westheider.
Charming in conception and sober in execution, Roman Signer's drawings beg to be expanded upon by the viewer's imagination. They offer construction guides and stage directions for the sculptures--works with titles like "After Observations of the Wind," "Volcano," and "Waiting for the Fall"--which entail often comical experiments pursued with an almost Beckett-esque sense of humorous futility.
PUBLISHER Oktagon
BOOK FORMAT Paperback, 12.25 x 8.25 in. / 144 pgs / 56 color.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 10/2/2001 Out of print
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: SPRING 2002
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9783896110961SDNR30 List Price: $45.00 CAD $60.00