Museum Highlights - (Writing Art) by Andrea Fraser (Paperback)

Museum Highlights is a comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and performance scripts written by artist Andrea Fraser between 1985 and 2003.

This book provides an in-depth look into Fraser's artistic practice, which investigates and reveals the social structures of art and its institutions.

Through her work, Fraser is able to "trigger a social mechanism, a sort of machine infernale whose operation causes the hidden truth of social reality to reveal itself." The book includes performance scripts that explore art institutions and the public sphere, as well as essays that trace the development of critical "artistic practice" as cultural resistance.

Additionally, the collection features stills from performance pieces, some never before published.

Museum Highlights is a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary art, feminism, and the role of museums in an era of globalization.