Ad Absurdum: Energies of the Absurd from Modernism till Today

by Jan Hoet (Contributor), Jürgen Meyer, Michael Kroger

Taking the absurd as the point of rupture between art, society and observation, this 1,152-page volume features Beuys, Duchamp, Kippenberger, Magritte, Meese, Nauman, Oppenheim, Picabia, Polke, Man Ray, Dieter Roth, Schwitters, Trockel, Franz West and others.

1152 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Jan Hoet was a prominent Belgian art curator and museum director, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in contemporary art in Belgium and beyond during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.