BAD VISUAL SYSTEMS: RUTH BUCHANAN, JUDITH HOPF, MARIANNE WEX

BAD VISUAL SYSTEMS is an extension of the exhibition with the same title held at the Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand in late 2016. Through paying close attention to both colour and texture the publication brings together elements seen in the show and transforms and reconfigures them into the framework of the A4 page: the tongues of Judith Hopf’s concrete serpents become cartoon-style cut outs, Ruth Buchanan's 13m long banner of wavy lines becomes a place holder that repeats throughout the book while Marianne Wex's work is discussed in detail in a new essay by Mike Sperlinger. The book also includes an introduction to the project by Christina Barton and a fold-out index of exhibition snapshots.

Published in association with the 2016 exhibition BAD VISUAL SYSTEMS
Edited by Christina Barton

Design by HIT BERLIN
Photography by Shaun Waugh, Sophie Thorn, Jim Barr