This book documents an exhibition conceived to encourage reverie and private reactions to profound, contemplative works of art. Conceived as a kind of contemporary cabinet of wonders, the diverse twenty-nine objects included—paintings, sculpture, and drawings—transcend time and place. Artists included in the exhibition are: Helen Altman, James Lee Byars, Vija Celmins, Lynn Davis, Katharina Fritsch, Robert Gober, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Rodney Graham, Ann Hamilton, Howard Hodgkin, Jenny Holzer, Roni Horn, Anish Kapoor, Wolfgang Liab, Walter De Maria, Donald Moffett, Ernesto Neto, Raymond Pettibon, Rachel Ranta, Charles Ray, Gerhard Richter, Bridget Riley, Thomas Ruff, Qiu Shi-Hua, Pat Steir, Nestor Topchy, James Turrell, Bill Viola, and Robert Wilson. Includes essays by Lynn M. Herbert, Klaus Ottmann, and Peter Schjeldahl; as well as documentation on the artists’ careers.
