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The Art of Walking

A Field Guide

Edited by David Evans
Genres: Theory of art
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Black Dog Press, United Kingdom
Imprint: Black Dog Publishing London UK
Published: 16th May 2013
Dimensions: w 177mm h 228mm d 19mm
Weight: 677g
ISBN-10: 1907317872
ISBN-13: 9781907317873
Barcode No: 9781907317873
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"The Art of Walking: A Field Guide" is a unique look at walking as a mode of artistic practice and is the first book to explore this fascinating subject of how walking can be used as an artistic medium. An introductory essay identifies breaks and continuities between walking artists now and the pedestrian activities of the historic- and neo-avant-gardes of the early- and mid-20th Century, respectively. Subsequent visually-led sections deal with recent art engaging with different types of walkers including pilgrims, peripatetic writers and philosophers, dandies, drifters, marchers, stalkers, tour guides and dog walkers. Artists to be evaluated include Marina Abramovic and Ulay, Vito Acconci, Dennis Adams, Francis Alys, Keith Arnatt, Tim Brennan, Stanley Brouwn, Bruce Nauman, Sophie Calle, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Jeremy Deller, Simon Faithfull, Hamish Fulton, Regina Jose Galindo, Mona Hatoum, Akira Kanayama, Richard Long, The Long March Foundation, Melanie Manchot, Yoko Ono, Adrian Piper, Simon Pope and Kryzysztov Wodiczko.

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'A field guide, just the beginning, waiting for you to read into the hearts of those who walk creatively to find your own understanding through your own personal wanderings' The Art Book Review 'The succession of images for each artwork allows the reader to fill in the dots, complete the short presentation text and create their own narrative.' We Make Money Not Art Featured in Time Out, Culture Files (RTE Lyric FM), Scottish Art News (on the cover), Public Art News, The Hollywood Walker and Wild Culture. 'This book is full of so many ways of looking at and talking about walking that it drew me in.' Occursus