About Simon Fujiwara

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-7757-6286-1
Verlag: Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 112 Seiten, Format (B × H): 228 mm x 158 mm, Gewicht: 288 g

This publication is being released to coincide with the retrospective of the British-Japanese artist Simon Fujiwara at Mudam Luxembourg. It brings together a range of authors who explore Fujiwara’s central themes and methods from diverse perspectives. The essays examine the structures underlying his works through the lens of topics such as psychoanalysis, iconography, branding, and marketing. In doing so, they also reflect on the conditions of artistic life and work in an increasingly mediatized world. Fujiwara’s work, often described as a “distorted mirror of the 21st century,” is both fascinating and unsettling. The publication invites readers to explore a complex, contradictory, and constantly evolving body of work.

Simon Fujiwara (b. 1982, London) has developed a wide-ranging body of work that encompasses performance, video, painting, and immersive installations. His work explores constructions of the self in the 21st century, particularly in relation to technology and capitalism. In 2010, he received the Baloise Prize at Art Basel as well as the Frieze Cartier Award.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gruijthuijsen, Krist

Steinbrügge, Bettina

Weitere Mitwirkende

Alsadir, Nuar

Gay, Roxane

Gruijthuijsen, Krist

Herbert, Martin

Mitchell, W.J.T.

Steinbrügge, Bettina

Vistrup Madsen, Kristian

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Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Malerei: Gemälde
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Sonstige Technologien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Marketing
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Fotografie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Einzelne Künstler: Biographien, Monografien
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Ausstellungskataloge, Museumsführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Cover
Titlepage
Table of contents
Foreword Bettina Steinbrügge
The Ride of Your Life Martin Herbert
Total Subsumption Kristian Vistrup Madsen
Self: Or, How One Becomes What One Is Nuar Alsadir
Branding Fujiwara: Portrait of the Artist as Iconologist W.J.T. Mitchell
(Two) Ways of Looking Roxane Gay
Facts & Figures: A Brief History on the Work of Simon Fujiwara Krist Gruijthuijsen
Image Credits
Simon Fujiwara Authors
Acknowledgements
Mudam Team
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