Unpacking My Library: Artists and Their Books,Used

Unpacking My Library: Artists and Their Books,Used

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A captivating tour of the bookshelves of ten leading artists, exploring the intricate connections between reading, artistic practice, and identityTaking its inspiration from Walter Benjamins seminal 1931 essay, the Unpacking My Library series charts a spirited exploration of the reading and book collecting practices of todays leading thinkers. Artists and Their Books showcases the personal libraries of ten important contemporary artists based in the United States (Mark Dion, Theaster Gates, Wangechi Mutu, Ed Ruscha, and Carrie Mae Weems), Canada (Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller), and the United Kingdom (Billy Childish, Tracey Emin, and Martin Parr). Through engaging interviews, the artists discuss the necessity of reading and the meaning of books in their lives and careers.This is a book about books, but it even more importantly highlights the role of literature in shaping an artists selfpresentation and persona. Photographs of each artists bookshelves present an evocative glimpse of personal taste, of wellloved and rare volumes, and of the individual touches that make a bookshelf ones own. The interviews are accompanied by top ten reading lists assembled by each artist, an introduction by Jo Steffens, and Marcel Prousts seminal essay On Reading.

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