world exists to be put on a postcard - Artists' postcards from 1960 to now Cooper JeremyPaperback / softback
world exists to be put on a postcard - Artists' postcards from 1960 to now Cooper JeremyPaperback / softback The accessibility and familiarity of a postcard makes it an artistic medium rich with…
Specifikacia world exists to be put on a postcard - Artists' postcards from 1960 to now Cooper JeremyPaperback / softback
world exists to be put on a postcard - Artists' postcards from 1960 to now Cooper JeremyPaperback / softback
The accessibility and familiarity of a postcard makes it an artistic medium rich with potential for subversion, appropriation, or manipulation for political, satirical, revolutionary, or playful intent. Unlike traditional works of art, the postcard requires nothing more than a stamp for it to be seen on the other side of the world. The inexpensiveness of production encourages artists to experiment with their design; the only artistic restriction: that it fits through the mailbox slot.
Made of commonplace material, postcards invite handling, asking to be picked up, turned over, and shown to friends--to be included in our lives.The World Exists to Be Put on a Postcard features postcards, several reproduced at actual size, designed by notable modern and contemporary artists, including Carl Andre, Eleanor Antin, Joseph Beuys, Tacita Dean, Gilbert & George, Richard