Sublime Embrace: Experiencing Consciousness in Contemporary Art
Shirley Madill

Consciousness has long been a subject of Western art, shifting artists' goals from direct representation of seen reality to the expression of felt experience. This publication documents a unique exhibition where artists of international renown explore consciousness with an astonishing variety of works. Through video, photography, performance and installation they work to engender visceral responses ranging from wonder and seduction to anxiety and fear. The artists include Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller (Canada), Miroslaw Balka (Poland), Tania Bruguera (Cuba/USA), Anish Kapoor (United Kingdom), Annika Larsson (Sweden), Katarina Matiasek (Austria), Ernesto Neto (Brazil) and Bill Viola (USA). An introductory essay is supplemented by individual essays on each of the fifteen works. Due to its oversized presentation and multitude of full page colour plates, this striking publication admirably conveys the experience.

Art Gallery of Hamilton (02/2007) 80 pp 44 col. ill. 10 x 10 in softcover 978-0-919153-88-2 $35.00 Can./U.S. (28 euros)

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Bill Viola
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Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (1993) 77 pp 29x24 cm 2551130174 (Français/English) $37.00 / 28 Euros

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