Karnes, Andrea — Hubbard / Birchler: No Room to Answer

Ostfildern, Germany, Hatje Cantz / Fort Worth Art Association, 2008. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps, French flaps, 192 pp. 230 color illus. Text is in English and German. Issued in conjunction with several 2008-2009 exhibitions of photographs from this Swiss-American artist duo, Teresa Hubbard (b. 1965) and Alexander Birchler (b. 1962), "who live and work in Austin, Texas.. Known for their slow pan shots, endless loops a somnambulistic slipstream of images, and puzzling plot lines. Starting with their early series of staged photographs, this monograph presents key works from 1991 to the present and includes three essays as well as a comprehensive interview with the artists about their most recent work, Grand Paris Texas." (back cover) With illustrated essays by Andrea Karnes, Iris Dressler, and Sara Arrhenius; an artist interview conducted by Karnes, bios, and many full-color examples of their work. VG .