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Book SynopsisThroughout her extensive career, Russian conceptual artist Irina Nakhova has frequently pushed the limits of what constitutes art and how we experience the art museum. One of her famous early pieces, for instance, transformed a room in her very own Moscow apartment into an art installation.
Released in conjunction with Nakhova’s first museum retrospective exhibition in the United States, this book includes many full-color illustrations of her work, spanning the entirety of her forty-year career and demonstrating her facility with a variety of media. It also includes essays by a variety of world-renowned curators and art historians, each cataloging Nakhova’s artistic innovations and exploring how she deals with themes of everyday life, memory, viewer engagement, and moral responsibility. It concludes with a new interview with Nakhova herself, giving new insight into her creative process and artistic goals.
Irina Nakhova: Museum on the Edge provides a vivid look at the work of a visionary artist. Published in partnership with the Zimmerli Museum.
Table of ContentsForeword and Acknowledgements 5 Thomas SokolowskiMuseum on the Edge 8Julia TulovskyIrina Nakhova’s Complexity: The Photograph and the Museum 14Jane SharpIrina Nakhova’s Battle of the Invalids 18Natalia SidlinaFirst Comes the Feeling: A Dialogue with Irina Nakhova 22Gabriella FerrariPlates 26
Seven Masterpieces: An Audioguide by Irina Nakhova 2013 70
Works in the Exhibition 74
Selected Exhibitions 76
Contributors 81
