Ann Hamilton: An Inventory of Objects

"Ann Hamilton: An Inventory of Objects" is a major new publication of the work of one of today's most important and influential artists. Illustrated with more than 150 color plates, the volume details each of Hamilton's objects made since 1984. These include photographs, sculpture, video, audio and language pieces (both unique and editioned works), as well as multiples and prints. Many of the objects relate to the large-scale installations for which Hamilton is internationally known; others are occasioned by processes and materials discovered in her temporal works; and many are independent of her sit-responsive projects. All share their maker's distinct language of duration and the sensory gesture embodied.~The book, designed by the Swedish designer Hans Cogne in conversation with Ann Hamilton, is a beautiful object in its own right and evokes many of the conceptual qualities of Hamilton's art. Joan Simon contributes a significant new essay setting Hamilton's objects in critical context, as well as texts for each object. The complete inventory of Hamilton's objects made over the past 20-plus years is reproduced in this essential publication, which also contains an extensive biography, bibliography and index.