Vitamin Txt: Words in Contemporary Art

Entries on Raymond Boisjoly, Adam Pendleton, Michele Pred, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, and Isaac Zavale included in Phaidon’s Vitamin Txt: Words in Contemporary Art, a global survey of contemporary artists working with text.

From the publisher:

“The inclusion of text in works of art was a revolutionary creative advancement of the twentieth century, with artists subverting traditional conceptions of ‘art’ and ‘writing.’ Younger generations of artists have continued to use the inherent readability of words to communicate ideas to viewers across a diverse array of mediums, including painting, sculpture, installation, and video.

Nominated by 66 leading global experts (including curators, critics, museum directors, and professors), Vitamin Txt showcases 103 living artists from 34 countries, who place the use of text centrally within their artistic practices. With more than 500 artworks illustrated, and an introduction about the history of artists using text from ancient Chinese calligraphy to contemporary digital art, the book’s focus allows for a showcase of a range of different mediums, providing a cross-disciplinary view into the art world today.”

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