& Leisure / Christopher K. Ho and Troy Richards

Identifier:FA.B87.1319

Dimensions:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Creation dates:2007

created by: Troy Richards, Christopher K. Ho

Subjects: itineraries, travelogue storybooks

Description:Archival digital prints of 16 individual spreads on 160-pound Hahnemuhle Engraver's paper; hand bound hardcover with Iris #846 fabric. Edition of 25 copies printed; signed.

A compilation of sixteen luxury itineraries that Troy Richards and Christopher K. Ho collaboratively devised for star artists such as Peter Rostovsky, John Chamberlain, Sarah Morris, Barbara Kruger, Daniel Martinez, Jules de Balincourt, Matthew Day Jackson, Austin Thomas, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Santiago Sierra, Yoko Inoue, Andrea Fraser, Julie Mehretu, Jennifer Dalton, Pierre Huyghe, and Olafur Eliasson, based on their work and sponsored by a fictitious leisure (travel) consultancy. The book and prints of individual pages were exhibited at Sara Meltzer Gallery.

"'& Leisure' is a compilation of luxury itineraries for artists, sponsored by a fictitious travel consultancy. The itineraries, which are priced between $3,000 and $5.5 million, are individually tailored for the respective artist's work (thus Rikrit Tiravanija embarks on a gastronomic tour and Andrea Fraser on a total body spa vacation). The project is meant to be wry--an example of and comment on late conceptual art, in which the culture and leisure industries merge--as well as deadly serious: a sincere hope that some quirky philanthropist will start a foundation that awards dream vacations to overworked artists undergirds it. The project is a collaboration with artist Troy Richards." -- From Christopher K. Ho's website