The Art Of Failure

[Exhibition catalogue]
Editor: Sabine Schaschl, Claudia Spinelli
Pages: 66-
Publisher: Christoph Merian Verlag
Basel
Basel
Year: 2009
ISBN: 978-3-85616-461-4
Associated Exhibition:
The Art Of Failure, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel
The Art Of Failure, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel
Whether it is unrequited love, despair over ones own shortcomings, an ideology in disarray or an existential crisis, states of emotional overdrive are a fertile breeding ground for art. And ever since Samuel Beckett, failure has been a facet inextricably linked with artistic production. This edition presents a journey through a collection of contemporary works by young artists that are united by ambivalence, irony and the ability to emphasise ones own failure and that of others.