Charles Merewether Knihy

Part of the acclaimed 'Documents of Contemporary Art' series of anthologies. This anthology explores ways in which the archive has become central in visual culture's investigations of history, memory, testimony and identity. Surveying the full diversity of our transformed theoretical and critical notions of the archive, as both idea and as physical presence, this publication includes writings by Sigmund Freud, Michel Foucault, Hal Foster and many others, and essays on the archival practice of such artists as Gerhard Richter, Susan Hiller, Ilya Kabakov, Christian Boltanski, Renée Green and The Atlas Group.

Focusing on Eastern European art, this book explores the historical avant-garde through to contemporary periods, highlighting key artists from often-overlooked regions like Georgia, Dagestan, Chechnya, and Central Asia. It also examines the broader influence of Russia and the Soviet Union on Asian art, providing a comprehensive perspective on the interconnectedness of these cultural landscapes.

Two decades of Mariana Vassileva's sculptural and multimedia explorations of everyday power and violence Bulgarian conceptualist Mariana Vassileva (born 1964) makes sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, films and texts whose visual and compositional simplicity belies a biting commentary on everyday injustices. Fragile Powerdocuments works since 2000.