Merciless. Visionary. New Art-Spaces: MAK Annual Report Published on the Occasion of the Annual Press Conference with Peter Noever, February 3, 2009

Text is in English. This Book is Conservatively Graded in Good Condition. The Softcovers have slightly Bumped Corners and Three Light Creases on the Front Cover associated with the Corner Bumping but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Spine is Not Creased; the Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and with Light Corner Bumping but No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage.

Book Description:

The 2009 MAK Annual Report contains an overview of its activities in Vienna and Los Angeles. The report has sections on their exhibitions "Julian Opie: Recent Works", "Recollecting: Looted Art and Restitution", "Poverty Housing: Americus, Georgia", and many others. Essays in this book discuss art during the Great Recession, art's role in social commentary (especially during periods of crisis), and MAK's role as a "creative artistic and economic actor," delving into issues of art economics and the new financial problems facing the art world. The section on MAK in Los Angeles covers the 2008 bequest to MAK by Russell Leland of the Rudolph Schindler-designed Fitzpatrick (Fitzpatrick-Leland) House. MAK already owns the Schindler-designed Mackey Apartment House on Wilshire Boulevard and the Schindler House, using it as its Los Angeles headquarters. Text is in English.