Published on the occasion of the 10th Gwangju Biennale, Burning Down the House, is a generously illustrated catalogue documenting the exhibition and its many new commissions. Exploring the process of burning and transformation, a cycle of obliteration and renewal witnessed throughout history, the 10[...]
Swiss artist Urs Fischer is best known for his unexpected transformations of quotidian objects and spectacularly disorienting installations. Combining grand gestures with a hallucinatory attitude, his work brings an alchemical approach to materials, images and the human body. An essay by the Tate's [...]