Hi Gair, I have noticed there is an English version of Bourriaud's book available through Les Presses du R�el -. I am ordering an English copy -
If you want to order a personal copy here is the info. You can order by fax 03 80 30 59 74, phone : 03 80 30 75 23, or write to : Presses du R�el, 16 rue Quentin, 21000 Dijon - France, or send an e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] as indicated on this link http://www.leconsortium.com/colldoc.html Nicolas Bourriaud : Relational Aesthetics, 2002 (�dition anglaise) Where does our current obsession for interactivity stem from? After the consumer society and the communication era, does art still contribute to the emergence of a rational society? Nicolas Bourriaud attempts to renew our approach towards contemporary art by getting as close as possible to the artists' works, and by revealing the principles that structure their thoughts: an aesthetic of the inter-human, of the encounter; of proximity, of resisting social formatting. The aim of his essay is to produce the tools to enable us to understand the evolution of today's art. We meet Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Louis Althusser, Rirkrit Tiravanija or F�lix Guattari, along with most of today's practising creative artists. 7 Euros, 128 pages , ISBN 2-84066-060-1 I hope to complete a translated draft in the next few days... just a bit behind schedule with this project as our girls are getting prepared for school. Lea ------------------------------------------------- a m b i t : networking media arts in scotland post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] info: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and write "info ambit" in the message body -------------------------------------------------
