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The latest Publication: General Information In September 2009 DUMONT, Germany, published 9.000 copies of the 448-page book “PERSONAL STRUCTURES TIME-SPACE-EXISTENCE” NUMBER ONE. All articles in the book appear in English, while some texts are additionally published in their original languages, such as German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese. This book features mainly texts and images from the “Personal Structures Time-Space-Existence” Symposiums, which took place in Amsterdam, New York, Tokyo and as part of the Venice Biennale, additionally, this publication includes interviews with internationally known artists as well. In addition to artists such as: Marina Abramovic, Vito Acconci, Carl Andre, Hamish Fulton, Antony Gormley, Dan Graham, Marcia Hafif, Joseph Kosuth, Wolfgang Laib, Joseph Marioni, Roman Opalka, Giuseppe Penone, Otto Piene, Rene Rietmeyer, Ulrich Ruckriem, Keith Sonnier, Richard Tuttle, Lee Ufan , and Lawrence Weiner, this work also features articles by art historians such as Dr. Peter Lodermeyer, Karlyn De Jongh, Sarah Gold and Prof. Klaus Honnef. The Publications: Subject and Goal Artworks are created, recognized, and exist in time and space. This seems so obvious that the actual significance of this statement is often overlooked. This is why, time, and space as ”forms of intuition (Anschauungsformen)“ (Kant) as well as existence (of the artist, the artwork and the viewer) will be examined as themes in this publication. ”Personal Structures“, as a forum for artists working in a non-representational manner, focuses on art which favors a concentrated, but subjective, form language. Hereby, directly or indirectly, concepts of Time-Space-Existence play an important role. Time always implicates movement or change. The way we experience, think, and perceive time is in constant flux. This also applies to artistic concepts of time: The possibilities for visualizing time using artistic means inevitably change over the course of time. Although many have provided thoughts concerning Space, we are the opinion that even today Space is still a subject waiting to be explored. Consequently, basic artistic questions related to space and spatiality will be discussed. Existence, in its strict philosophical sense (for example, as it is used by Heidegger and Sartre), is the “kind of being” that applies exclusively to humans. “To exist” does not merely mean to be present, but rather it is “self-design”, being open to possibilities and freedom. One’s own existence, with its particular terms and conditions, can become an artistic subject and thus, serve as model for the self-encounter of the viewer. Our publication aims to reach all persons interested in approaching questions about Time-Space-Existence in the most honest and sincere way we all are capable of. The book contains a combination of informative, theoretical texts, stimulating and readable interviews, and finally, a comprehensive photo documentation. The texts and artworks in our publication are geared to heighten the awareness and importance of thoughts about Time-Space-Existence in each person’s life.
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