Daniel Birnbaum Livres

Hilma af Klint is now regarded as a pioneer of abstract art. Her work from the early 20th century predates the first purely abstract paintings by Kandinsky, Mondrian and Malevich. Now, for the first time, af Klint's works, some 1,600 in all, have been collected in a Catalogue Raisonné. Af Klint's work should be seen and appreciated in the series of paintings often depicting specific themes and this ground-breaking publication, divided into seven volumes, allows for this. Volume IV, within the series Parsifal she explored her inward self through the journey of a boy and a girl and their various levels of consciousness. In her Atom series, af Klint explored the inner parts of our existence through what scientists then considered the smallest particles in the world. Produced with the permission of the Hilma af Klint Foundation and featuring introductions by Daniel Birnbaum and Kurt Almqvist, a separate slip cased edition containing all seven volumes will be available in autumn 2021.

"This volume of Klint's catalogue raisonné is different from the previous ones since it contains works from many periods of her life. The first section contains her earliest works, created during her academy years. The rest of the book is structured according to themes rather than to chronology. In sections devoted to portraits, landscapes, and botanical studies we present a representative selection of works that, at least roughly, correspond to these categories." -- Foreward.

Hilma af Klint is now regarded as a pioneer of abstract art. Her work from the early 20th century predates the first purely abstract paintings by Kandinsky, Mondrian and Malevich. Now, for the first time, af Klint's works, some 1,600 in all, have been collected in a Catalogue Raisonné. Af Klint's work should be seen and appreciated in the series of paintings often depicting specific themes and this ground-breaking publication, divided into seven volumes, allows for this. Volume VI focuses on the time after her mother's death in 1920 when Hilma af Klint gave up her geometrical works and began to paint with watercolours, as in the series On the Viewing of Flowers and Trees, from 1922. Produced with the permission of the Hilma af Klint Foundation and featuring introductions by Daniel Birnbaum and Kurt Almqvist, a separate slip cased edition containing all seven volumes will be available in autumn 2021.

Olafur Eliasson’s urban projects often create a stir, whether he temporarily colors canal water green in Stockholm, generates a double sunset in Utrecht, or constructs waterfalls in New York. His art challenges viewers' perceptions of the urban landscape. Recently, numerous installations have appeared in Berlin, featuring enigmatic objects like mirrored bicycles, massive driftwood trunks, and an iced-glass pavilion, all part of the exhibition “Innen Stadt Außen.” This exhibition links various installations in Berlin’s urban space with works displayed inside the Martin-Gropius-Bau. Eliasson, who has lived and worked in Berlin since 1994, aims to heighten awareness of the environment through his art, incorporating natural phenomena such as light, water, reflections, time, and movement. He believes art should be accessible in public spaces, engaging people where they are rather than solely in museums. This publication analyzes Eliasson’s artistic practice and the interplay between urban space and museums. It features contributions from Daniel Birnbaum, Lorraine Daston, Regula Lüscher, and a dialogue between Mark Wigley, Eliasson, and Birnbaum. Designed by Heimann und Schwantes, the volume showcases the complete Gropius-Bau exhibition and the Berlin projects through over 200 color plates.

This guide addresses diversity and inclusion in a meaningful and constructive way, encouraging early years educators to reflect on and review provisions. It is a vital read for all trainee and practising early years professionals, reception teachers, nursery teachers and managers.

Art isn't just about creating work anymore. Today, external pressuresand constraints play a large role in the artistic process and production.In recognition of this reality, the Institut für Kunstkritik held a series ofconferences in 2006 and 2007 to explore the value system that resultsfrom what they dubbed the New Spirit of Capitalism and to confronttheoretical models with ad-hoc conditions of production. The thoughtsof conference participants Luc Boltanski, Sabeth Buchmann, TimGriffin, W.J.T. Mitchell, Sighard Neckel, Martin Saar, and Paolo Virnoare compiled in this book of questions and dilemmas for today'scultural producers and society at large.

The Hospitality of Presence - originally published in 1998 but long out ofprint - is a study of the concept of otherness in Edmund Husserl'sphenomenology. In the late 1990s, Birnbaum's book gained internationalattention in academic circles, was reviewed favorably in specializedphilosophy journals and quoted extensively by Paul Ricoeur in one of thelegendary French thinker's last books. This new edition of Birnbaum'sgroundbreaking work includes a new introduction by the author, an essayabout the limits of phenomenology by philosopher Sven-Olov Wallensteinand a special project by Danish artist Olafur Eliasson. Preface by HansUlrich Obrist, postface by Sven-Olov Wallenstein.

In 1985, the philosopher Jean-François Lyotard curated “Les Immatériaux” at Centre Georges Pompidou. Though widely misunderstood at the time, the exhibition marked a “curatorial turn” in critical theory. Through its experimental layout and hybrid presentation of objects, technologies, and ideas, this pioneering exploration of virtuality reflected on the exhibition as a medium of communication, and anticipated a deeper engagement with immersive and digital space in both art and theory. In Spacing Philosophy, Daniel Birnbaum and Sven-Olov Wallenstein analyze the significance and logic of Lyotard’s exhibition while contextualizing it in the history of exhibition practices, the philosophical tradition, and Lyotard’s own work on aesthetics and phenomenology. “Les Immatériaux” can thus be seen as a culmination and materialization of a life’s work as well as a primer for the many thought-exhibitions produced in the following decades.

A study of the artist and his poetic explorations of science and perception.