The first book to explore the fascinating career and fantasy-driven worlds created by the acclaimed Argentinean artist

Adrian Villar Rojas's works concoct imaginary realms. Usually made from clay, his colossal installations are transitory and so cannot be collected, as they disappear or decay over time. His practice confronts the public with ideas of obsolescence and extinction, but also with the possibilities of humankind and its endless imagination. This is the first book to include all of Villar Rojas' most significant projects, featured in international biennials such as Venice, Documenta, Shanghai, and others.

About the Author

Hans Ulrich Obrist is co-director of exhibitions and programmes and director of international projects at the Serpentine Gallery, London.

Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev is director of the Museum Castello di Rivoli in Turin. She was the artistic director of Documenta (13), 2012.

Eungie Joo is contemporary art curator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Joo was director and curator at the New Museum in New York from 2007 to 2012.

Reviews

"An artist quite unlike anyone else... He has created some of the most memorable, unusual pieces in the past two decades."-Trebuchet magazine

Book Information
ISBN 9780714875019
Author Hans Ulrich Obrist
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Phaidon Press Ltd
Publisher Phaidon Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 1048g
Dimensions(mm) 290mm * 250mm * 16mm