Roman Signer

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An illumating study of the Swiss artist's explosive work.

Survey by Gerhard Mack, Interview by Paula van den Bosch, Focus by Jeremy Millar, Artist's Choice by F. Sauter, Writings by Roman Signer

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Specifications

Paperback
English
290 x 250 mm, 11 3/8 x 9 7/8 in
160 pp
90 colour illustrations, 40 black and white illustrations
ISBN-13: 9780714844459
ISBN-10: 0714844454

Overview

Swiss artist Roman Signer (b.1938) combines unorthodox sculpture materials (balloons, bicycles, dynamite) with elemental forces (pressure, gravity, fire) to make work that is, at times, literally explosive
A prolific artist, at work since the early 1970s, Signer builds on the traditions of Minimalism, Viennese Aktionism and Arte Povera to create a vision that is uniquely his own
His work has been exhibited at major venues across Europe and North America, as well as at such exhibitions such as Documenta 8 (1987), Skulptur Projekte in Munster (1997) and the 48th Venice Biennale (1999), where he represented Switzerland
This book is the first monograph to cover the whole of Signer's distinguished career to date

In The Press

'The boldest, best executed, and most far-reaching publishing project devoted to contemporary art. These books will revolutionize the way contemporary art is presented and written about.' (Artforum)

'The combination of intelligent analysis, personal insight, useful facts and plentiful pictures is a superb format invaluable for specialists but also interesting for casual readers, it makes these books a must for the library of anyone who cares about contemporary art.' (Time Out)

'A unique series of informative monographs on individual artists.' (The Sunday Times)

About the author(s)

Gerhard Mack is an art and architecture critic based in Switzerland. Previous publications include Art Museums of the 21st Century (1999) and Herzog & De Meuron: the Complete Works (1996, 2005). He has also written extensively on the work of Roman Signer.

Paula van den Bosch is Curator of Contemporary Art at Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, where she organized a major retrospective of Roman Signer's work in 2000.

Jeremy Millar is an artist, critic and curator who has organized exhibitions at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, the Photographers’ Gallery and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London.