The first comprehensive monograph on artist Daniel Arsham s genre-bending world.Daniel Arsham
mines lusted-after consumer goods and iconic imagery to create his conceptual objects and
sculptures. The artist then casts and refinishes his work to imitate the effects of erosion and
subsidence creating monuments to our present obsessions as if the objects were rescued from
Pompeii. That same impulse toward excavation animates many of his installations which range
from layered broken walls to geodefilled caverns to melting portals. From room-collapsing
environmental installations for today s leading brands and museums to elaborate set design for
classical dance Arsham twists elements of architecture to create immersive aesthetic
experiences that appeal to the divided attentions of a contemporary audience.Presented as an
induction manual to Arsham s covetable world the book will provide a complete overview of his
practice. Virgil Abloh discusses Arsham s contribution to a post-media artistic landscape a
thread developed by Hans Ulrich Obrist in a conversation with the artist that traces
art-historical precedents. Steven Matijcio will discuss the artist s projects and
collaborations which range from sets for Merce Cunningham s dance company to clothes and
sneakers with streetwear icons Ronnie Fieg and Adidas to projects with James Franco and
Pharrell Williams and films with Mahershala Ali.
