Afterall Issue 5 Explores Art's Expanded Boundaries
In June 2002, the fifth edition of Afterall Journal, edited by Charles Esche and Thomas Lawson, delves into the intersection of visual art with theatre, film, television, and politics. It spotlights five artists: Pavel Althamer, Anri Sala, Chris Petit, Barbara Kruger, and Mary Heilmann, each creating their own unique connections. Althamer's work merges audiences and actors, promoting live performance, while Sala's video pieces, once for TV, now thrive in galleries due to dwindling non-commercial broadcasts since the 1980s. Petit is just beginning to explore art after focusing on personal documentaries for television. Kruger blends art and politics over 25 years, and Heilmann critiques bourgeois aesthetics. This issue also revisits Raymond Williams’ insights on TV realism. It's the last London-only edition; future issues will be jointly published with Central Saint Martins and CalArts, featuring an expanded editorial team and new US office support. Funding from the Arts Council of England will kick in next time.
Key facts
- Afterall Journal Issue 5 published June 2002
- Edited by Charles Esche and Thomas Lawson
- Profiles five artists: Pavel Althamer, Anri Sala, Chris Petit, Barbara Kruger, Mary Heilmann
- Explores art's expansion into theatre, film, television, and politics
- Althamer's work destabilizes identities between players and viewers
- Sala's videos now appear in galleries due to decline in non-commercial TV funding since early 1980s
- Petit has presented subjective documentaries on television, now exploring art contexts
- Kruger's 25-year practice blurs art and politics, with graphic design background
- Heilmann's modernist paintings challenge bourgeois assumptions about taste
- Republishes Raymond Williams on television realism
- Last Afterall solely London-based; from issue 6 jointly published by Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and California Institute of the Arts
- Tom Lawson joins editorial team; US office for subscriptions and website
- Funding from Arts Council of England begins next issue
Entities
Artists
- Pavel Althamer
- Anri Sala
- Chris Petit
- Barbara Kruger
- Mary Heilmann
- Michel Auder
- Valie Export
- Will Bradley
- Liam Gillick
- Isabelle Graw
- Martin Prinzhorn
- Terry Myers
- Raymond Williams
- Tom Lawson
- Susan Morgan
- Silke Otto-Knapp
- Mark Lewis
- Charles Esche
- Thomas Lawson
- Chris Wainwright
- Malcolm Le Grice
Institutions
- Afterall Journal
- Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
- California Institute of the Arts
- Arts Council of England
- Real Life magazine
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Los Angeles
- United States
Sources
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