Tell Them I Said No
MIT Press · Paperback · September 2, 2016
Essays on artists who have withdrawn from the art world or have adopted an openly antagonistic position against it.
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- Who it’s for
- Martin Herbert considers artists who retreat from or resist the professional art world.
- Themes
- Withdrawal from the art world, Critique of art-world self-marketing, Artist and art-world needs
- Genres
- Art Criticism & Ideas, Aesthetics, Essay Collections
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Essays on artists who have withdrawn from the art world or have adopted an openly antagonistic position against it. This collection of essays by Martin Herbert considers various artists who have withdrawn from the art world or adopted an antagonistic position toward its mechanisms. A large part of the artist's role in today's professionalized art system is being present.
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Providing a counterargument to this concept of self-marketing, Herbert examines the nature of retreat, whether in protest, as a deliberate conceptual act, or out of necessity. By illuminating these motives, Tell Them I Said No offers a unique perspective on where and how the needs of the artist and the needs of the art world diverge. Essays on Lutz Bacher, Stanley Brouwn, Christopher D'Arcangelo, Trisha Donnelly, David Hammons, Agnes Martin, Cady Noland, Laurie Parsons, Charlotte Posenenske, and Albert York.
Art’s Refusal
Martin Herbert considers artists who retreat from or resist the professional art world.
Come here for
- A counterpoint to art-world self-marketing
- Essays on Agnes Martin, David Hammons, and others
Expect
- Retreat examined as protest, concept, or necessity
- A view of where artists’ needs diverge from the art world’s
Where it sits
| Art Criticism & Ideas | 89% |
|---|---|
| Essay Collections | 45% |
| Aesthetics | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art Criticism & Ideas
- Contemporary Art History (1945-)
- Artist Essays
- Authors
- Martin Herbert
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Published
- September 2, 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Withdrawal from the art world · Critique of art-world self-marketing · Artist and art-world needs
- Reading lane
- Art Criticism & Ideas