Controversial, provocative and poignantly humorous, American artist Andrea Fraser (born 1965) is one of the most influential and pioneering figures of her generation and has been captivating a devoted audience for more than 30 years. She employs a wide range of media, including prints, photographs, installations and performances as well as texts and videos, time and again reformulating the same fundamental questions: what do we want from art, how do we view it and how does the art market distribute it?
This richly illustrated catalogue presents a full overview of the artist's career for the first time. It assembles the early?Four Posters?(1984) as well as her famous performances such as?Museum Highlights?(1989),?Inaugural Speech?(1997) and?Official Welcome?(2001/03), linking them with her most recent videos.
Andrea Fraser