Includes biographies of artists and writers. "Published on the occasion of Explode Every Day: An Inquiry into the Phenomena of Wonder, curated by Denise Markonish with Sean Foley, May 28, 2016-April 2, 2017."--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Foreword / Mary Ruefle -- In conversation with Lawrence Weschler. Denise Markonish -- Unknown unknowns : an inquiry into wonder, the rainbow, and the aesthetics of every day experiences / Denise Markonish -- Negotiating wonder / Sean Foley -- Wonder, wondrous, wondering... / Jill Tarter -- Charles Lindsay -- Rachel Sussman -- Fred Tomaselli -- Still I wonder / Stefan Sagmeister -- Tristan Duke -- Institute for Figuring and Margaret Wertheim -- Ryan and Trevor Oakes -- Faith and the cultured despisers of the possible / Steven Holmes -- Jonathan Allen -- Christopher Gausby -- Laurent Grasso -- On wonder / Robin Ince -- Jason de Haan -- Demetrius Oliver -- Dark wonder : belowness, or the ineffable underground / Barbara Maria Stafford -- Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor -- Michael Light -- On the Guinness Book of Records / Sam Green -- Jen Bervin -- Hope Ginsburg -- Dario Robleto -- Julianne Swartz -- The thing itself / Maria Popova -- Sharon Ellis -- Nina Katchadourian -- Megan and Murray McMillan -- Exuberance : the passion for life / Kay Redfield Jamison -- Tom Friedman -- Pierre Huyghe -- Chris Taylor -- After a rain ; Argot ; Glory ; The day ; Fireworks ; Peridot ; Timberland ; Perpetually attempting to soar / Mary Ruefle -- In conversation with Lawrence Weschler.
Summary:
"Harnessing the idea of wonder as a thematic metaphor, the exhibition features both existing and new works by twenty-three international artist, each touching on certain facets of wonder, including: the perceptual/visionary, the technological/scientific, the philosophical/meditative, time/cosmos, and illusion/fear"-- MoCA website.
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