99 Fears

Anotace

99 opravdových a imaginárních úzkostí moderního života v pojení bulharského umělce Nedka Solakova. Kresby jsou doplněny ručně psaným komentářem plným nezvykle ostrého humoru. Událost na výstavě Dokumenta 12 (2007). Text v angličtině
99 real and imagined anxieties of modern life captured by Bulgarian artistNedko Solakov (b.1957)
99 fanciful ink drawings brought to life by handwritten captions that are infused with the sharp wit and offbeat humour that have made Solakov one of the most celebrated conceptual artists of his generation
A highlight of Documenta 12 (2007) and published here for the very first time
Solakov’s drawings are regularly exhibited in the world’s top museums and biennials, and he will be the subject of a mid-career survey at the Kunstmuseum Bonn in Fall 2008
Includes a scholarly text by critic Suzaan Boettger placing this series in the context of the artist’s prior work and connecting it to other representations of fear in art history
Suzaan Boettger is an art historian, critic and lecturer based in New York.