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Hans Haacke / edited by Rachel Churner ; essays and interviews by Jack Burnham, Edward F. Fry, Walter Grasskamp, Yve-Alain Bois, Douglas Crimp, Rosalind Krauss, Leo Steinberg, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Rosalyn Deutsche, Luke Skrebowski, Sam Durant, and Jack McGrath.

Contributor(s): Churner, Rachel [editor of compilation] | Buchloh, B. H. D [contributor] | Krauss, Rosalind E [contributor] | Burnham, Jack, 1931- [contributor] | Crimp, Douglas [contributor] | Deutsche, Rosalyn [contributor] | Grasskamp, Walter [contributor].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: October files: 18.Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: x, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780262527934 (paperback); 9780262029544 (hardback).Subject(s): Haacke, Hans, 1936- -- Criticism and interpretationDDC classification: 709.2 HAA
Contents:
Hans Haacke : wind and water sculpture (1967) / Jack Burnham -- Introduction to the work of Hans Haacke (1971) / Edward F. Fry -- An unpublished text for an unpainted picture (1984) / Walter Grasskamp -- A conversation with Hans Haacke (1984) / Yve-Alain Bois, Douglas Crimp and Rosalind Krauss -- The antidote (1986) / Yve-Alain Bois -- Some of Hans Haacke's works considered as fine art (1986) / Leo Steinberg -- Hans Haacke : memory and instrumental reason (1988) / Benjamin H.D. Buchloh -- Property values : Hans Haacke, real estate, and the museum (1986/1996) / Rosalyn Deutsche -- The art of not being governed quite so much (2006) / Rosalyn Deutsche -- All systems go : recovering Hans Haacke's systems art (2008) / Luke Skrebowski -- Hans Haacke : the power that artists have (2010) / Sam Durant -- Processing blood and soil : the biopolitics of Hans Haacke's Der Bevölkerung (2014) / Jack McGrath.
Summary: "For five decades, the artist Hans Haacke (b. 1936) has created works that explore the social, political, and economic underpinnings of the production of art. His works make plain the hidden and not-so-hidden agendas of those—from Cartier to David Koch—who support art in the service of industry; they expose such inconvenient social and economic truths as the real estate holdings of Manhattan slumlords, and the attempts to whitewash support for the Nazi regime, apartheid, or the war on terror through museum donations. This book gathers interviews, difficult-to-find essays, cornerstones of institutional critique, and new critical approaches by writers that include Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Jack Burnham, Rosalyn Deutsche, and Leo Steinberg. Haacke's 1971 Guggenheim exhibition was famously canceled when the artist refused to withdraw several proposed works, including one exposing the business dealings of a Manhattan real estate company. This volume includes Edward Fry's catalog text for that show, as well as Walter Grasskamp's “An Unpublished Text for an Unpainted Picture,” redacted from an exhibition catalog in 1984 because of statements about the German collector Peter Ludwig. Other essays consider such topics as Haacke's controversial commission for the Reichstag; the activation of the spectator, from Condensation Cube to the Polls; the conceptual continuity of his practice with regard to General Systems Theory; and his delayed and problematic reception in both the United States and Europe. With contemporary essays and scholarly reassessments, this collection serves as an essential guide to critical thinking on Haacke's artistic practice, from the works of the 1960s that engage with physical and biological systems to his later interrogations of the social and economic underpinnings of art." - Back cover.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Critical texts that span almost fifty years, mapping Haacke's progression from engagement with biological systems to interrogation of the social and economic underpinnings of art.

For five decades, the artist Hans Haacke (b. 1936) has created works that explore the social, political, and economic underpinnings of the production of art. His works make plain the hidden and not-so-hidden agendas of those-from Cartier to David Koch-who support art in the service of industry; they expose such inconvenient social and economic truths as the real estate holdings of Manhattan slumlords, and the attempts to whitewash support for the Nazi regime, apartheid, or the war on terror through museum donations.

This book gathers interviews, difficult-to-find essays, cornerstones of institutional critique, and new critical approaches by writers that include Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Jack Burnham, Rosalyn Deutsche, and Leo Steinberg. Haacke's 1971 Guggenheim exhibition was famously canceled when the artist refused to withdraw several proposed works, including one exposing the business dealings of a Manhattan real estate company. This volume includes Edward Fry's catalog text for that show, as well as Walter Grasskamp's "An Unpublished Text for an Unpainted Picture," redacted from an exhibition catalog in 1984 because of statements about the German collector Peter Ludwig. Other essays consider such topics as Haacke's controversial commission for the Reichstag; the activation of the spectator, from Condensation Cube to the Polls; the conceptual continuity of his practice with regard to General Systems Theory; and his delayed and problematic reception in both the United States and Europe. With contemporary essays and scholarly reassessments, this collection serves as an essential guide to critical thinking on Haacke's artistic practice, from the works of the 1960s that engage with physical and biological systems to his later interrogations of the social and economic underpinnings of art.

Contributors
Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Jack Burnham, Douglas Crimp, Rosalyn Deutsche, Sam Durant, Edward F. Fry, Walter Grasskamp, Rosalind Krauss, Jack McGrath, Luke Skrebowski, Leo Steinberg

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hans Haacke : wind and water sculpture (1967) / Jack Burnham -- Introduction to the work of Hans Haacke (1971) / Edward F. Fry -- An unpublished text for an unpainted picture (1984) / Walter Grasskamp -- A conversation with Hans Haacke (1984) / Yve-Alain Bois, Douglas Crimp and Rosalind Krauss -- The antidote (1986) / Yve-Alain Bois -- Some of Hans Haacke's works considered as fine art (1986) / Leo Steinberg -- Hans Haacke : memory and instrumental reason (1988) / Benjamin H.D. Buchloh -- Property values : Hans Haacke, real estate, and the museum (1986/1996) / Rosalyn Deutsche -- The art of not being governed quite so much (2006) / Rosalyn Deutsche -- All systems go : recovering Hans Haacke's systems art (2008) / Luke Skrebowski -- Hans Haacke : the power that artists have (2010) / Sam Durant -- Processing blood and soil : the biopolitics of Hans Haacke's Der Bevölkerung (2014) / Jack McGrath.

"For five decades, the artist Hans Haacke (b. 1936) has created works that explore the social, political, and economic underpinnings of the production of art. His works make plain the hidden and not-so-hidden agendas of those—from Cartier to David Koch—who support art in the service of industry; they expose such inconvenient social and economic truths as the real estate holdings of Manhattan slumlords, and the attempts to whitewash support for the Nazi regime, apartheid, or the war on terror through museum donations. This book gathers interviews, difficult-to-find essays, cornerstones of institutional critique, and new critical approaches by writers that include Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Jack Burnham, Rosalyn Deutsche, and Leo Steinberg. Haacke's 1971 Guggenheim exhibition was famously canceled when the artist refused to withdraw several proposed works, including one exposing the business dealings of a Manhattan real estate company. This volume includes Edward Fry's catalog text for that show, as well as Walter Grasskamp's “An Unpublished Text for an Unpainted Picture,” redacted from an exhibition catalog in 1984 because of statements about the German collector Peter Ludwig. Other essays consider such topics as Haacke's controversial commission for the Reichstag; the activation of the spectator, from Condensation Cube to the Polls; the conceptual continuity of his practice with regard to General Systems Theory; and his delayed and problematic reception in both the United States and Europe. With contemporary essays and scholarly reassessments, this collection serves as an essential guide to critical thinking on Haacke's artistic practice, from the works of the 1960s that engage with physical and biological systems to his later interrogations of the social and economic underpinnings of art." - Back cover.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Series Preface (p. vii)
  • Acknowledgments (p. ix)
  • Hans Haacke: Wind and Water Sculpture (1967) (p. 1)
  • Introduction to the Work of Hans Haacke (1971) (p. 25)
  • An Unpublished Text for an Unpainted Picture (1984) (p. 43)
  • A Conversation with Hans Haacke (1984) (p. 51)
  • The Antidote (1986) (p. 73)
  • Some of Hans Haacke's Works Considered as Fine Art (1986) (p. 91)
  • Hans Haacke: Memory and instrumental Reason (1988) (p. 107)
  • Property Values: Hans Haacke, Real Estate, and the Museum (1986/1996) (p. 137)
  • The Art of Not Being Governed Quite So Much (2006) (p. 165)
  • All Systems Go: Recovering Hans Haacke's Systems Art (2008) (p. 185)
  • Hans Haacke: The Power That Artists Have (2010) (p. 215)
  • Processing Blood and Soil: The Biopolitics of Hans Haacke's Der Bevölkerung (2014) (p. 221)
  • Index of Names (p. 249)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Rachel Churner is a writer, curator, and doctoral candidate in An History at Columbia University. From 2011 to 2014, she owned and operated the New York gallery Churner and Churner.