Andrea Zittel: Critical Space

by Paola Morsiani, Trevor Smith

This first comprehensive publication on the influential contemporary artist focuses on the experimental nature of Andrea Zittel's signature objects, inhabitable sculptures, and other projects.

In her work as an artist, Zittel investigates domestic and urban life in Western societies. Exploring the various aspects of living, the artist designs her own household settings to serve as a test case for her experimental living structures. Her work has provoked debates about the changed meaning of domestic and collective space and the possibilities for new adaptations to urban conditions today. Richly illustrated, Andrea Zittel: Critical Space includes nearly two hundred reproductions of Zittel's works of art, many of which are published here for the first time. The book includes over one hundred sculptures and drawings, documentation of early work, and recent site-specific work in the Mojave Desert of California. With essays that touch upon urbanism, architecture, design and consumer culture, this catalog offers an extensive analysis of Zittel's contribution to contemporary trends in art and architecture.

Genres: Art, Architecture

245 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Tristesse]

I watched a documentary on this artist and then went to see her show at the VAG. I asked for this book for Christmas and Santa delivered it. I appreciate her obsession with personal space. A room in her home inspired one of mine.

[Simone Collins]

What can I say? Andrea Zittel is brilliant. I enjoyed the interviews, essays, and pictures spread throughout the book. Alas, despite the quality of the book's features, it cannot even hold a candle to the fabulous experience of admiring Zittel's work in person.

[Katie]

geniuspants.