Book DescriptionOlaf Nicolai questions the processes of perception in order to elicit a different kind of reception "Questions of form, moods, attitudes and style are not just vain play with surfaces They are questions of [the] organizational forms of activities," he explains In his works, Nicolai displays attitudes and styles, овгщн combining and collecting them He integrates classical artistic techniques and the act of collecting; he secures evidence and constructs archives as the activities of his artistic production His surprising, often overwhelming installations combine current questions of the natural sciences and the liberal arts with conceptual works that refer to biology, architecture, aesthetics, iconography, history, and the general processes of civilization and urban life Focused on the construction and exploration of new aesthetic contexts, Nicolai's work often reflects the difference between nature and art, or naturalness and artificiality This first big monograph is published on the occasion of Nicolai's receipt of the Kunstpreis from the city of Wolfsburg Essays by Charles Esche, Magnus Haglund, Raimar Stange and Barbara Steiner Paperback, 9 84 x 11 in 160 pages, 70 color, illustrations.  Presley2003 г 160 стр ISBN 3775712739.