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Fall 2008 Books
FORMULAS FOR NOW
Imaginative formulas for negotiating contemporary life from an eminent group of artistic and scientific minds
For centuries the formula has been one of the building blocks of
human knowledge. In mathematics and science, formulas express
information symbolically—to solve a problem, to describe an
observable phenomenon, or to postulate a theory. More generally,
a formula can be a plan of action; a statement or declaration; a
definition or rule; or a list of ingredients or recipe to achieve a
desired outcome.
For all the contributors to this unique volume—including
eminent minds from the fields of art, science, mathematics, performance,
architecture, design, literature, and sociology—the formula
is a fruitful way of investigating the nature of human existence.
Selected especially for the book, more than one hundred invited
participants have produced or chosen their own personal formulas
to express the realities of contemporary life and to offer a means
of negotiating a path through it.
At times quirky and idiosyncratic, witty and playful, some of
the formulas here register an indisputable fact or propose a speculative
idea; others provide a method of bringing order to a complex
universe—or point to the impossibility of doing so; still others
suggest propositions for a better future.Together they help us
understand who we are and the world in which we live.
CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE: Marina Abramovic, David Adjaye, John Baldessari, Matthew Barney,
Louise Bourgeois, Thomas Demand, Elizabeth Diller, Olafur Eliasson, Brian Eno, Damien Hirst,
Rem Koolhaas, Jeff Koons, Harry Mathews, Yoko Ono, Gerhard Richter, Nancy Spero, Rosemarie Trockel,
Wang Jian Wei, and James Watson
ISBN 978-0-500-23850-9 · 65/8" x 81/4"
· 105 illustrations, 48 in color · 160 pages · ART / SCIENCE |
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