Willi Dorner - Hatje Cantz

The back cover of a book displayed against a white background. The cover features a photograph of an industrial landscape with a quarry in the foreground and factory silos in the distance under a blue, cloudy sky. Thin red and grey lines form a geometric, architectural-style drawing over the image. The lower portion contains two columns of text in German and English, alongside a website address and a barcode.

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An open photobook on a white background. The left page shows a photo of a man and a woman in red pants and blue shirts planking on top of kitchen appliances. The right page shows a photo of a person in a similar outfit doing a handstand on the counter of a cluttered kitchen, their body arched backward.

An open book spread titled building narratives. The left page features text and a photo of a large, curved, concrete modernist building. The right page shows a photo from inside the building, with performers in white and yellow uniforms posing on a balcony above a marble staircase, overlooking rows of empty stadium seats.

An overhead shot of an open art book on a white surface, showing pages 48 and 49. The book has a thick red inner spine. The left page features a colorful, vertical collage of a man and woman with their eyes obscured. The right page displays two smaller photos: one of a building with graffiti reading Do you know what love is, and another of a defaced portrait.

An angled, close-up photograph of a hardcover book titled urban drifting. The cover image shows a long line of people from behind, standing in single file on a dusty, barren hillside under a cloudy sky. Thin red lines form a graphic frame over the photo. The book rests on a white surface, showing the thickness of its pages which have a red edge.

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Willi Dorner

urban drifting

€ 68.00

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By (artist): Willi Dorner

Edited by: Willi Dorner

March 2024, 240 Pages, 450 Photos

Hardcover with Dust Jacket

246mm x 302mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5562-7

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de

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Anyone who has experienced one of his performances on stage or his interventions in public space will not forget it: colorfully masked performers move through the city as a troupe and, on a secret command, pile up and interlock their bodies in building entrances, in staircases or on park benches, while the audience follows in amazement. Having founded his company in Vienna in 1999, artist and choreographer Willi Dorner's carefully designed interventions enhance our perception and critical sense of everyday life. This book offers a retrospective of his interdisciplinary work to date, both indoors and outdoors. In addition to Dorner's personal recollections, numerous stunning images complete the picture of his artistic work away from the stage from the late 1990s to the present. An interesting insight into the "making of" of the projects as well as a photo series on the city complement the portrait.