the compendium Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Independent Curators International text nyu New York Independent Curators International Distributed Art Publishers 2013 monographic eng

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448 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, 'Do It' began in Paris in 1993 as a conversation between the artists Christian Boltanski and Bertrand Lavier and Obrist himself, who was experimenting with how exhibition formats could be rendered more flexible and open-ended. The discussion led to the question of whether a show could take "scores" or written instructions by artists as a point of departure, which could be interpreted anew each time they were enacted. To test the idea, Obrist invited 13 artists to send instructions, which were then translated into nine different languages and circulated internationally as a book. Within two years, 'Do It' exhibitions were being created all over the world by realizing the artists' instructions. With every version of the exhibition new instructions were added, so that today more than 300 artists have contributed to the project. Introduction / Hans Ulrich Obrist -- Art by instruction and the pre-history of do it / Bruce Altshuler -- Progress report / Kate Fowle and Hans Ulrich Obrist -- Artists introductions -- Do it at TEOR/éTica / Virginia Pérez-Ratton -- Why do it Chinese version? / Hu Fang and Hans Ulrich Obrist -- The evolution of do it / Elizabeth Presa and Hans Ulrich Obrist. edited by Hans Ulrich Obrist ; in collaboration with Independent Curators International. Includes index. Conceptual art Exhibitions Interactive art Exhibitions Art, Modern 20th century Exhibitions Art, Modern 21st century Exhibitions arte conceptual- exhibiciones- exposiciones artemoderno- siglo XX-XXI Art conceptuel Expositions Art interactif Expositions Art 20e siècle Expositions Art 21e siècle Expositions 702 UL45d 9781938922015 1938922018 ERASA 130308 20220326193248.0 10393640 eng