Wade Guyton

Few figures have had as important an impact on our understanding of artistic production after the turn of the millennium as Wade Guyton, whose practice has widely prompted reconsiderations of longstanding models of medium-specificity, appropriation, and critical engagementand, perhaps more provocatively, performativity and readymade gesturein art.

This volume takes stock of critical perspectives on Guytons work over the course of the artists career, assembling both expansive, scholarly essays and more concise, journalistic assessments by an international array of authorsDaniel Baumann, Kirsty Bell, Johanna Burton, Catherine Chevalier, Bettina Funcke, John Kelsey, Scott Rothkopf, and Peter Schjeldahl among themoffering an invaluable reference for any reader coming to terms with this unique practice.

Just as significantly, the volume holds up a mirror to the rapidly changing context for Guytons work, which in a few short years shifted from discussions of the widespread use of modernist motifs in art during the early 2000s to others revolving around the artwork, anticipating its continuous circulation as digital media became ubiquitous in art and culture alike.

A foreword by editor Tim Griffin examines Guytons production and reception, underlining the continual dialogue between the artists work and cultural setting, shedding light on the different times, and Guytons contrapuntal mode of engagement throughout.

Published with Kunsthalle Zrich, Zurich.

The book is part of the Documents series, co-published with Les presses du rel and dedicated to critical writing.