Shahrzad Malekian - Breaking Ground with Play – Shahrzad Malekian's Artistic Practice and Beyond
| Author | Ida Højgaard Thjømøe ed. |
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| Publisher | Torpedo |
| ISBN | 9788293104384 |
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Breaking Ground with Play: Shahrzad Malekian's Artistic Practice and Beyond explores how free play in contemporary art can challenge norms and inspire new ways of thinking. At its core is the work of Shahrzad Malekian, who has spent the past decade using play to transform everyday spaces - sports halls, city streets - into sites of interaction and imagination. Their projects invite audiences to blur the line between viewer and artwork, showing how spontaneous play can subtly subvert societal norms. With contributions from cultural theorists, curators, and critics including Elke Krasny, Ida Højgaard Thjømøe, Helga Nyman, Tirdad Zolghadr, and Jari Malta, the book considers play as a democratic force in art. Through Malekian’s work, it reimagines how we relate to public space, institutions, and each other - encouraging us to see art not only as something to view, but to question, inhabit, and reshape.
| 184 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English |
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