Informal Architectures: Space and Contemporary Culture

"lnformal Architectures is a compilation of new and classic writing and visual art exploring spatial culture in modernity post-9/ll. The work gathered here creates an alternative perspective on the built environment through contemporary culture. Particular attention is paid to spaces that are in some way temporary, contingent, marginal or fictional in order to critically analyse the meaning of art, and to provide a tenable counter-narrative to architecture's dominant ideologies concerning technological imperatives and the monumental." This book examines theories of space from descriptive, analytic and creative perspectives in art, theory and literature and features works and text by such internationally acclaimed artists as Dan Graham, Marjetica Potrc, Gordon Matta-Clark, David Hoffos, Jimmie Durham, Luanne Martineau, William Pope.L and Rita McKeough.