Animations Author:Giannalberto Bendazzi, John Canemaker, Larissa Harris, Karyn Riegel, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Norman Klein, Haluk Akakce, David Galbraith, Melissa Marks, Francis Alys, Jeremy Blake, Liam Gillick The verb "to animate" is derived from the Latin anima, meaning "life," and the suffix -ate, meaning "to give." Thus the works in Animations endow unlikely objects with unexpected and uncanny life. During its century-plus history, animation has continually absorbed, hybridized, mutated and melded disciplines and techniques, unde... more »rgoing both commercial exploitation and artistic exploration. The latter is documented here, focusing on the cross-continental exchange of artists from around the world who are dialoguing in the collective languages of animation. Twenty-eight artists are featured here, including Haluk Akakçe, Francis Al˙s, William Kentridge, Kristen Lucas, Pierre Huyghe, Liam Gillick and Liliana Porter, demonstrating the unique ways in which contemporary visual practitioners address animation as a medium and subject. Edited by Klaus Biesenbach.~Essays by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Norman Klein, Anthony Huberman, Giannalberto Bendazzi, John Canemaker, Larissa Harris and, Karyn Riegel. ~Foreword by Alanna Heiss. Paperback, 10 x 13 in./191 pgs / 79 color 30 BW0 duotone 0 ~ Item D20083« less