Mike Nelson

Mike Nelson?s newly commissioned installation, commissioned on behalf of Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, and The Power Plant, Toronto, presents its audience with the notion of the lone traveler. Drawing on archetypes such as the fur trapper, the pioneering explorer, the Beatnik and the biker, Mike Nelson offers a new reading of the lone traveler, focusing on the significance of these characters in the context of masculinity and spirituality. To accompany this new body of work, which comprises Nelson?s first solo show in a Canadian institution, Nelson is also producing an ambitious publication that presents developmental imagery alongside installation shots of the new installation.

About the author

Jenifer Papararo: Jenifer Papararo is a curator and writer of contemporary art. She currently holds the position of curator at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver, Canada.

Summary

A major monograph of iconic British artist and Turner Prize nominee Mike Nelson on the ambitious new commission of the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver. Mike explores the notion of the lone, nomadic traveler intriguing and highly detailed installations.

Product details

• Authors: Dick Hebdige, Dick Hebdidge & Jenifer Papararo, Mike Nelson, Julia Paoli, Jenifer Papararo
• Assisted by: Jenifer Papararo (Editor)
• Publisher: Black dog
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2014
• EAN: 9781908966452
• ISBN: 978-1-908966-45-2
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art