Ilja Kabakov Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

"Tourism, the largest industry in the world, is a significant force in contemporary society, with far-reaching economic, cultural, and geopolitical importance. Rather than seeking to represent tourism or travel itself, Universal Experience: Art, Life, and the Tourist's Eye considers art, history, and the social construction of places, spaces, and identities from the heightened perception of the tourist. Functioning as a guide book, a reader, and a souvenir, this lavish catalogue of the exhibition presents over 275 illustrations of thought-provoking artworks as icons and as tourist sites for exploration. A wide-ranging anthology of texts presents divergent routes and avenues through which to explore the symbols and cultural conventions created, deciphered, and disseminated by an increasingly mobile, international group of artists."--Jacket

This comprehensive overview of Ilya Kabakov's installation work of the 1990s contains over 100 images across more than 400 pages, and includes Kabakov's own commentary on his works. Ilya Kabakov was born in Dnepropetrovsk, Soviet Union, in 1933; he left the country in 1984 and now lives and works in New York and Paris. Kabakov is widely regarded as the greatest contemporary Russian artist, and has received the Joseph Beuys prize and the Chevalier of Fine Arts Medal from the French ministry of culture.

Ilja Kabakow, einer der bedeutendsten russischen Künstler der Gegenwart, und Boris Groys, Kunsttheoretiker und Philosoph, befragen die moderne Kunst im Westen, die Bedingungen künstlerischer Kreativität heute, die gesellschaftliche und kulturelle Funktion von Kunst überhaupt. Im Zentrum des Dialogs stehen Kabakows große Installationswerke und verleihen dem Gespräch Anschaulichkeit und visuelle Kraft.