Tell Them I Said No - Martin Herbert Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun

Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun

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Tell Them I Said No - Martin Herbert Tokyo: Asahi ShimbunThis collection of essays by Martin Herbert considers various artists who have withdrawn from the art world or adopted an antagonistic position toward its mechanisms. A large part of the artist's role in today's professionalized art system is being present. Providing a counterargument to this concept of self marketing, Herbert examines the nature of retreat, whether in protest, as a deliberate conceptual act, or out of necessity. By illuminating these