Research Catalog

Title

Erwin Olaf : strange beauty / edited by Roger Diederen and Anja Huber ; with contributions from Daniel Hornuff [and four others].

Author

Olaf, Erwin

Publication

• Berlin : Hatje Cantz, [2021]
• ©2021

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Details

Additional Authors

• Diederen, Roger
• Huber, Anja
• Hornuff, Daniel
• Hypo-Kulturstiftung (Munich, Germany). Kunsthalle, host institution.

Description

239 pages : color illustrations, portraits; 31 cm

Summary

For his photographs and films, the Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf creates a world that has been staged down to its smallest detail. It seems very similar to ours, but its artificiality give it an enigmatic sense. Still, with their visuals borrowed from the film and advertising industries, the works are only flawlessly striking on the surface; in fact, they deal with questions of democracy, equality, or self-determination. Marking Olaf's first comprehensive solo exhibition in Germany, the companion publication deals with essential aspects of Olaf's art and offers an attractive survey of his multifaceted oeuvre from the past forty years. Olaf's most recent works, some of which were created especially for the exhibition at the Kunsthalle Munich, will also be shown.ERWIN OLAF (*1959) studied journalism. He began his career as a photographer for magazines and journals, often with a socio-political background. In addition to commercial work, he produced a comprehensive body of artistic work from the 1980s onward. With his idiosyncratic style, Olaf quickly attracted international attention. His works are shown in exhibitions worldwide. Exhibition: Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, München, Germany (19.03. - 22.08.2021).

Alternative Title

Strange beauty

Subject

• Olaf, Erwin > Exhibitions
• Olaf, Erwin
• Photography, Artistic > Exhibitions
• Video art > Exhibitions
• Photography, Artistic
• Video art

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 235).

Exhibitions (note)

• Catalog of an exhibition held at Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, München, Germany, May 14-September 26, 2021.

Contents

Preface and acknowledgments / Roger Diederen -- Essays -- In dialogue with painting / Anja Huber -- Feels like cinema: on the intermedial narrative strategy of Erwin Olaf / Franziska Stöhr -- Staging intimacy: on waiting in Erwin Olaf's work / Claudia Peppel -- The art of seduction: consumption and clowns in Erwin Olaf's work / Daniel Hornuff -- Works -- April Fool 2020 -- Squares -- Ladies Hats -- Chessmen -- Royal Blood -- Blacks -- Dusk -- Dawn -- Tamed & Anger -- Awakening -- Troubled -- Europa -- Keyhole -- Rain -- Hope -- Grief -- Skin Deep -- Berlin -- Shanghai -- Palm Springs -- Waiting -- Im Wald -- Interview -- Reality and fiction: a conversation with Erwin Olaf / Anja Huber -- Appendix.

Call Number

JQG 22-398

ISBN

• 9783775749213
• 3775749217

OCLC

1245344062

Author

Olaf, Erwin, artist.

Title

Erwin Olaf : strange beauty / edited by Roger Diederen and Anja Huber ; with contributions from Daniel Hornuff [and four others].

Publisher

Berlin : Hatje Cantz, [2021]

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 235).

Exhibitions

Catalog of an exhibition held at Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, München, Germany, May 14-September 26, 2021.

Added Author

Diederen, Roger, editor.

Huber, Anja, editor, interviewer.

Hornuff, Daniel, contributor.

Olaf, Erwin, photographer, interviewee.

Hypo-Kulturstiftung (Munich, Germany). Kunsthalle, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQG 22-398