August 5, 2009

More than words: A new book charts the rise of text in art

As a new book coming out this autumn charts the rise of text in art, take a look at some of the surprising ways artists have used language to transform their works

Text and art: Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Skin tight/Skin tone) — Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Skin Tight/Skin Tone/Under the Skin/Skin Deep/Thin Skin), 2007 Photograph: Courtesy Mary Boone Gallery, New York

Text and art: Carey Young, Declared Void, 2005 — Carey Young, Declared Void (2005) Photograph: Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

Text and art: Chromogenic print, enamel on aluminium, clear resin coat, — Chromogenic print, enamel on aluminium, clear resin coat Photograph: Courtesy Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna

Text and art: John Baldessari, I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art, 1971 — John Baldessari, I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art (1971) Photograph: Courtesy the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, and Sprüth Magers

Text and art: Jonathan Monk, Let's both give it my attention (2005) — Jonathan Monk, Let's Both Give it My Attention (2005) Photograph: Anders Sune Berg/Courtesy of Galleri Nicolai Wallner

Text and art: Liam Gillick, The Commune Itself Becomes A Super State, 2007 — Liam Gillick, The Commune Itself Becomes a Super State (2007) Photograph: Marcus Leith/Courtesy Corvi-Mora, London

Text and art: Mark Titchner, How To Change Behaviour — Mark Titchner, How to Change Behaviour (Tiny Masters of the World Come Out), 2006 Photograph: Courtesy the artist and Vilma Gold, London

Text and art: Martin Creed, Work No 755: SMALL THINGS, 2007 — Martin Creed, Work No 755, Small Things (2007) Photograph: Ellen Page Wilson/Courtesy Gavin Brown's enterprise, New York

Text and art: Mel Bochner, Language Is Not Transparent, 1970 — Mel Bochner, Language is Not Transparent (1970) Photograph: Courtesy the artist and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Text and art: Nathan Coley, We Must Cultivate Our Garden, 2007 — Nathan Coley, We Must Cultivate Our Garden (2007) Photograph: Peter Dibdin/Courtesy the artist and doggerfisher, Edinburgh

Text and art: Richard Long, Flash Flood, 2004 — Richard Long, Flash Flood (2004) Photograph: Courtesy Haunch of Venison 2009

Text and art: Signwriters paint on board, Bob and Roberta Smith, Tate Modern, 2008 — Bob and Roberta Smith, Tate Modern (2008) Photograph: Copyright Bob and Roberta Smith/Rhode Island School of Design, USA

Text and art: Simon Linke, White Cube, 2007 — Simon Linke, White Cube (2007) Photograph: Courtesy the artist and One in the Other gallery

Text and art: Stefan Bruggemann, I CAN'T EXPLAIN AND I WON'T EVEN TRY, 2003 — Stefan Brüggemann, I Can't Explain and I Won't Even Try (2003) Photograph: Courtesy the artist and Yvon Lambert, Paris and London

Leave a Comment Cancel comment