The Site-Specificity of Everyday Life.(Surface Tension: Problematics of Site)(Book Review)

From: Art Journal | Date: September 22, 2005| Author: Dawsey, Jill | Copyright information

Ken Ehrlich and Brandon LaBelle, eds. Surface Tension: Problematics of Site. CD selection by Stephen Vitiello. Los Angeles/Copenhagen: Errant Bodies Press with Ground Fault Recordings, 2003. 328 pp., 150 b/w ills. $25 paper.

One of the most innovative books to enter recent discussions surrounding site-specific art, Surface Tension: Problematics of Site brings together a diverse collection of critical and creative essays, historical accounts, project documentations, and s...

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