# Show Time: The 50 Most Influential Exhibitions of Contemporary Art - Hardcover

by **Jens Hoffmann** (Editor), **Hans Ulrich Obrist** (Contribution by), **Massimiliano Gioni** (Contribution by)

This monumental new book explores the recent history of exhibition-making, looking at the radical shifts that have taken place in the practice of curating contemporary art over the last 20 years. Tracing a history of curating through its most innovative shows, renowned curator Jens Hoffmann selects the 50 key exhibitions that have most significantly shaped the practice of both artists and curators. Chosen from the plethora of exhibitions, biennials and art events that have sprung up across the world since the 1990s, each exhibition reviewed here has triggered profound changes in curatorial practice, and reanimated the potential of contemporary art. The book includes an international roster of curators, and exhibition venues that span the globe, from the USA, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa to France, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey and Spain. It is comprised of nine themed sections, including: New Lands (on shows such as _Magiciens de la Terre_, _The Short Century_ and _After the Wall_); Biennial Years (which documents influential biennials such as the Documentas \[10, 11, 13\] and the Berlin and São Paulo Biennials); New Forms (including experiments in exhibition-making such as _Do It_ and _NowHere_); Others Everywhere (on 'identity politics' shows such as _In a Different Light_, _Phantom Sightings_ and the 1993 Whitney Biennial); Tomorrow's Talents Today (on influential group exhibitions of emerging artists such as _Helter Skelter_ and _Sensation_); and History (on historical surveys such as _Inside the Visible_, _Global Conceptualism_ and _WACK!_). A bold proposition for the future of exhibition culture as well as a means of making the recent past accessible, _Show Time_ is essential reading for any student of curating or museum studies, for professional curators and for all those interested in one of today's most dynamic forms of cultural production.

**Jens Hoffmann** is an exhibition maker and writer based in New York. He is Deputy Director and Head of Exhibitions and Public Programs at The Jewish Museum, New York. He has curated and co-curated a number of large-scale exhibitions, including the 2nd San Juan Triennial (2009), the 12th Istanbul Biennial (2011) and the 9th Shanghai Biennial (2012).

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 10.5 x 8.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** March 31, 2014

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