CURATED LIBRARIES

A Relational Aesthetics Bookshelf

In 1996, French theorist and curator Nicolas Bourriaud put together a show called Traffic, in which he advanced a new kind of art that he named “Relational Aesthetics.” The artists Bourriaud convened under this rubric--among them Liam Gillick, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Philippe Parreno, Pierre Huyghe, Carsten Höller and Vanessa Beecroft--all envisage their audience as potential collaborators and a potential community, so that the work’s meaning is generated collectively rather than individually (as with a traditional observer/artwork encounter). Bourriaud himself describes Relational Aesthetics as “a set of artistic practices which take as their theoretical and practical point of departure the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space.” Rirkrit Tiravanija’s 1990s installations, in which meals were cooked for visitors, provide a classic instance of Relational Aesthetics in action; Vanessa Beecroft’s use of models and audience involvement are another. Our Artbook Curated Library is a selection of the finest monographs available on these artists.

TITLE ALPHABETICAL INDEX

ALL HAWAII ENTRéES: LUNAR REGGAE

Charta/Irish Museum of Modern Art

ISBN: 9788881585793
USD $70.00 | CAD $85

Pub Date: 2/1/2007
No longer our product | Not available

CARSTEN HöLLER: 2001-2010

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775723954
USD $75.00 | CAD $90

Pub Date: 2/28/2011
Out of print | Not available

CARSTEN HöLLER: DECISION

Hayward Gallery Publishing

ISBN: 9781853323324
USD $20.00 | CAD $27.95

Pub Date: 1/26/2016
Active | Out of stock

CARSTEN HöLLER: REGISTER

Fondazione Prada

ISBN: 9788887029178
USD $60.00 | CAD $79

Pub Date: 2/2/2002
Out of stock indefinitely | Not available

CARSTEN HöLLER: SOMA

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775727648
USD $25.00 | CAD $30

Pub Date: 4/30/2011
Out of print | Not available

GELATIN'S ACB

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783865604088
USD $115.00 | CAD $155

Pub Date: 7/1/2008
Active | Out of stock

HANS ULRICH OBRIST & PHILIPPE PARRENO: THE CONVERSATION SERIES

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783865603401
USD $22.00 | CAD $30.5

Pub Date: 3/1/2008
Active | Out of stock

JEREMY DELLER: JOY IN PEOPLE

Hayward Gallery Publishing

ISBN: 9781853322945
USD $40.00 | CAD $54

Pub Date: 5/31/2012
Active | Out of stock

LIAM GILLICK: FACTORIES IN THE SNOW

JRP|Ringier

ISBN: 9783905701647
USD $45.00 | CAD $60 UK £ 20

Pub Date: 11/15/2006
Active | In stock

LIAM GILLICK: HALF A COMPLEX

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775745437
USD $60.00 | CAD $85

Pub Date: 7/23/2019
Active | In stock

LIAM GILLICK: PROXEMICS

JRP|Ringier

ISBN: 9783905701012
USD $22.00 | CAD $30.5 UK £ 11

Pub Date: 1/15/2006
Active | Out of stock

MAURIZIO CATTELAN: ALL

Guggenheim Museum Publications

ISBN: 9780892074167
USD $45.00 | CAD $55

Pub Date: 11/30/2011
Out of print | Not available

PHILIPPE PARRENO

JRP|Ringier

ISBN: 9783037640333
USD $65.00 | CAD $87 UK £ 39

Pub Date: 10/31/2009
Active | In stock

PHILIPPE PARRENO: FILMS 1987-2010

Walther König, Köln/Koenig Books

ISBN: 9783865609434
USD $69.95 | CAD $92.5

Pub Date: 6/30/2011
Out of stock indefinitely | Not available

PIERRE HUYGHE AT THE SERPENTINE

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783960987093
USD $39.95 | CAD $55.95

Pub Date: 1/21/2020
Out of print | Not available

POPE.L: CAMPAIGN

Mousse Publishing

ISBN: 9788867493890
USD $30.00 | CAD $45

Pub Date: 9/17/2019
Active | In stock

RIRKRIT TIRAVANIJA

JRP|Ringier

ISBN: 9783905770322
USD $75.00 | CAD $99

Pub Date: 9/1/2007
Out of print | Not available

RIRKRIT TIRAVANIJA: SOCCER HALF-TIME COOKERY BOOK

Verlag für moderne Kunst

ISBN: 9783938821404
USD $35.00 | CAD $40

Pub Date: 8/15/2006
Out of print | Not available

THEANYSPACEWHATEVER

Guggenheim Museum Publications

ISBN: 9780892073771
USD $49.95 | CAD $67.5 UK £ 44.99

Pub Date: 10/1/2008
Out of stock indefinitely | Not available

VANESSA BEECROFT: VB53

Charta/Fondazione Pitti Immagine Discovery

ISBN: 9788881584994
USD $27.95 | CAD $32.5

Pub Date: 2/15/2005
No longer our product | Not available

MEMBER: POPE.L, 1978–2001

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9781633450868
USD $40.00 | CAD $55

Pub Date: 11/19/2019
Active | In stock

Relational Aesthetics: Recommended Reading List

A Relational Aesthetics Bookshelf Active Backlist Titles

Liam Gillick: Factories in the Snow JRP|RINGIER Paperback, 9.5 x 11.25 in. / 160 pgs / 120 color. | 11/15/2006 | In stock  |   US $45.00	Liam Gillick: Half a Complex HATJE CANTZ Hbk, 10 x 12 in. / 400 pgs / 480 color. | 7/23/2019 | In stock  |   US $60.00	Philippe Parreno JRP|RINGIER Hbk, 8.75 x 13.25 in. / 256 pgs / 143 color / 25 bw. | 10/31/2009 | In stock  |   US $65.00
Pope.L: Campaign MOUSSE PUBLISHING Pbk, 5.75 x 8.25 in. / 168 pgs / 130 bw. | 9/17/2019 | In stock  |   US $30.00	member: Pope.L, 1978–2001 THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK Hbk, 8 x 10 in. / 144 pgs / 100 color. | 11/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $40.00