Thomas Hirschhorn: establishing a critical corpus

Abstract

Published on the occasion of his exhibition at the Swiss Pavilion of the 2011 Venice Biennale, "Establishing a Critical Corpus" is the first theoretical book to extensively examine the practice and artworks of Thomas Hirschhorn. His work elicits debate, analysis, and a profound discussion of artistic and social issues. "Establishing a Critical Corpus" is thus a charged and intense "textbook," providing texts and topics "to think about": Hirschhorn's work in general, a specific part of his work, one of his pieces, issues that extend beyond his work, and so on. These fully illustrated texts constitute the core of the book.

Contents

"And that is what happened there" / Claire Bishop -- What is political about Hirschhorn's art? / Sebastian Egenhofer -- Toward a grammar of emergency / Hal Foster -- Restitution / Manuel Joseph -- "Take care -- take care" / Yasmil Raymond -- The map of friendship between art and philosophy / Marcus Steinweg.