Form Follows Fiction by Amy Adler


Form Follows Fiction
Title : Form Follows Fiction
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ISBN : 8881583577
ISBN-10 : 9788881583577
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 252
Publication : First published February 15, 2002

As elements of our life move closer to art, and as art moves directly into life, the differences between the artificial and real are becoming progressively blurred. Form Follows Fiction focuses on a generation of artists who can no longer follow the modernist dictum "form follows function"; as our model of reality becomes more layered and less concrete, that decree morphs inevitably into "form follows fiction." Some of these artists create structures that intersect with everyday life, while others construct elaborate fictional systems that fuse elements of reality and fantasy. Some fashion elaborate invented worlds where past, present, and future are collapsed into one and where art historical icons and the debris of contemporary pop culture have equal relevance. All have developed new models of contemporary reality that are as fictional as they are real. Form Follows Fiction was conceived as a sequel to the 1992 exhibition Post Human, also curated by Jeffrey Deitch, which explored a new model of the human condition, pushing deep into the confusion between the artificial and the real.

Form Follows Fiction Reviews

  • Abraham

    This is a picture book and an exhibition catalog from 2002, just after 9/11. It attempts to draw a line through a number of artists - Olafur Eliasson, Kara Walker, Vanessa Beecroft, etc., to suggest that the -ism of today (or of a decade ago) is about the blurring of fiction and reality, the creation of false realities and fantasy worlds and the performative nature of our relationship to the facts of public life. This is all a great idea, and certainly an interesting thing to think about vis. popular culture, but it feels a bit forced when it tries to unite a collection of artists this diverse. One feels that none of the included artists would appreciate how they are portrayed for the book.

    There is an opening photoessay in the book that moves from the OJ trial to MJ's Neverland Ranch to Hale Bapp to 9-11 and makes a great argument for what they are talking about in pop culture. And it is a really fun photo essay to pore through, if a bit dated.(less)
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