Andrea Fraser

Published in conjunction with the exhibition “Andrea Fraser” organized be the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, March 21 — July 5, 2015. Controversial, provocative and poignantly humorous, american artist Andrea Fraser is one of the most influential and pioneering figures of her generation and has been captivating a devoted audience for more than 30 years. She employs a wide range of media, including prints, photographs, installations and performances as well as texts and videos, time and again reformulating the same fundamental questions: what do we want from art, how do we view it and how does the art market distribute it. This richly illustrated catalogue presents a full overview of the artist’s career for the first time. It assembles the early Four Posters (1984) as well as her famous performances such as Museum Highlights (1989), Inaugural Speech (1997) and Official Welcome (2001–2003), linking them with her most recent videos.