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Background information
Published on the occasion of a major solo exhibition of Thomas DEMAND’s work at Belgium museum M Leuven in October 2020, this book, 'House of Card', focuses on Thomas DEMAND’s relationship to architecture and his engagement with architects over almost fifteen years.
Content
The starting point is his ongoing series ‘Model Studies’, in which the concept of the model itself is key, and includes rarely show projects such as 'Black Label' (2009), 'Embassy' (2007), and 'Nagelhaus' (2008).
The book, 'House of Card', about the work of Thomas DEMAND is accompanied by essays from Adam Caruso (Architect and Professor of Architecture and Construction at the ETH Zurich) Maristella Casciato (Curator of Architecture, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles) and Emily Pugh (Architectural historian, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles), Aude-Line Dulière (Architect and Professor at the Architectural Association, London), Karen Van Godtsenhoven (Associate curator at the Fashion Institute, Metropolitan Museum, New York), and Valerie Verhack (Curator at M Leuven).
With contributions by Arno Brandlhuber, Rirkrit Tiravanija
Specifications
Paperback, 21 x 27.5cm, 448 pages
Book Design by Julie Peeters