Strange Attractors: Signs of Chaos (Tibor Kalman)

Editor: Alice Yang
Publisher: New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
Publication: 1989, First Edition
Binding: Softcover, wiro-bound
Pages: 50
Size: 190 x 235
Text: English
Design: Tibor Kalman, Marlene McCarty

Strange Attractors: Signs of Chaos (New Museum of Contemporary Art, 1989) is the exhibition catalogue for the show curated by Alice Yang and Laura Trippi. It examines parallels between chaos theory—strange attractors, fractals, nonlinear dynamics—and contemporary art, tracing scientific history, artistic/philosophical milestones, and shared cultural shifts.

The publication features a preface by Marcia Tucker, essays by Gary Indiana and Martin Meisel, contributions from curator Laura Trippi, and an interview with artist James Welling. It includes texts referencing thinkers like John Cage and Luce Irigaray, alongside documentation of works by 37 artists such as John Cage, Andres Serrano, Zoe Leonard, Joseph Nechvatal, Critical Art Ensemble, Glenn Branca, Christian Marclay (with his "Tape Fall" installation), David Hammons, and many others exploring turbulence, complexity, and hidden order in chaotic systems.

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