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Laureana Toledo
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Description for Limit The
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 828.
The Limit was Mexican artist Laureana Toledo's addition to Art Sheffield 05, named after the cult Sheffield nightclub which closed in 1992. Taking four famous Mexican musicians and forming a fake band named The Limit, they played Sheffield venues and covers of Sheffield bands.
The context of the event was 'Spectator T', a fictitious art goer without exposure to contemporary aesthetics, and the idea was to present artworks that would challenge this person's preconceived ideas about art. Thus, Toledo created a cover band that sang songs by local Sheffield groups, and named it after the cult Sheffield nightclub, The ... Read more
The Limit was Mexican artist Laureana Toledo's addition to Art Sheffield 05, named after the cult Sheffield nightclub which closed in 1992. Taking four famous Mexican musicians and forming a fake band named The Limit, they played Sheffield venues and covers of Sheffield bands.
The context of the event was 'Spectator T', a fictitious art goer without exposure to contemporary aesthetics, and the idea was to present artworks that would challenge this person's preconceived ideas about art. Thus, Toledo created a cover band that sang songs by local Sheffield groups, and named it after the cult Sheffield nightclub, The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Trolley Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904563969
SKU
V9781904563969
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About Laureana Toledo
Laureana Toledo (born 1970) is a Mexican conceptual artist. She has had solo exhibitions at Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo and at Museo Jumex in Mexico City. A work of Toledo's outdoor sculpture is included in the permanent collections of the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City and the Brooklyn Museum in New York. Toledo began as a photographer, and ... Read more
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