
A Variability Quantifier
$60.05
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
30 December 2025
Summary
Liam Gillick’s process in building a functioning weather station for Fogo Island, Newfoundland.
A Variability Quantifier is an artwork intended to function as an operational weather station. Located on Fogo Island to the north of Newfoundland, it gathers local weather data and is a place for education, reflection, and discussion.
A year after the installation of the work, Liam Gillick returned to Fogo to make a documentary film about his work. This resulted in two sep…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781915609281 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1915609283 |
| Author: | Liam Gillick |
| Publisher: | Sternberg Press |
| Imprint: | Sternberg Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 30 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 697g |
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Liam Gillick
Liam Gillick is a British-born artist based in New York, known for his work in architecture, sculpture, video, and word art. His practice explores concepts of labor, time, and color, utilizing his unique understanding of exhibition as a medium. Gillick began this approach in the 1990s and has since exhibited internationally, with solo shows at prominent institutions such as the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Gwangju Museum of Art in Korea, Madre Museum in Naples, Serralves Museum in Porto, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and Tate in London. He has also been a consistent contributor to international biennials, including Documenta Kassel, Istanbul Biennial, the German Pavilion at the Venice Biennial, and the 1st Vilnius Biennial of Performance Art.
Josee Drouin-Brisebois is the Producer and Senior Manager of National Outreach at the National Gallery of Canada. Previously, she served as the Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the same institution.
Nicolaus Schafhausen is a curator, director, author, and editor of numerous publications on contemporary art. Since 2011, he has been the Strategic Director of Fogo Island Arts in Canada, an initiative of Shorefast. Shorefast is a charitable foundation focused on developing alternative solutions for revitalizing areas susceptible to emigration.
Claire Shea is the Director at Fogo Island Arts in Canada, an initiative of Shorefast. Shorefast is a charitable foundation dedicated to finding alternative solutions for the revitalization of areas prone to emigration.
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