Charley 04

The fourth issue of Charley provides a visual index of contemporary artworks acquired by leading art museums and institutions around the world. Both a new canon of todays art and a sneak preview of the closet of future history, Charley 04 investigates how the most prized permanent collections shape and register our taste. What they bought, who they collected, where they went--Charley 04 unveils the storage room of contemporary culture.~A multiform creature, Charley metamorphoses at each new appearance. Issue 01 featured 400 emerging artists from around the world, selected by a pool of international artists, curators, critics, and art professionals. Charley 02 provided a snapshot of the 2001-2002 New York City art season. Playing with memory and amnesia, Charley 03 presented artists from the 80s and early 90s, reframing the works that shaped two decades of contemporary art. Charley is designed by The Purtill Family Business and powered by the Deste Foundation, Athens.Cattelan, Maurizio is the author of 'Charley 04', published 2005 under ISBN 9781564661180 and ISBN 1564661180.