Zach Blas -
Unknown Ideals

This book was published in connection to the exhibition The Unknown Ideal, curated by Edit Molnár und Marcel Schwierin.

With contributions by Övül Ö. Durmuşoğlu, Alexander R. Galloway, Pamela M. Lee, Mahan Moalemi, Kris Paulsen, Marc Siegel, Jemima Wyman

372 pages with colored illustrations

Design: Studion Pandan

Funded by: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur, EWE Stiftung, University of Toronto,  de Young Museum San Francisco, Van Abbe Museum Eindhoven

German, English

Edith-Russ-Haus & Sternberg Press 2020

This publication offers an inquiry into Zach Blas's singular practice through a series of newly commissioned essays by Alexander R. Galloway, Pamela M. Lee, Mahan Moalemi, Kris Paulsen, and Marc Siegel; an interview with Zach Blas by Övül Durmuşoğlu; and writings by the artist himself. These insightful contributions expand on the technological, queer, filmic, and cultural inquiries that comprise the rich world of Blas's practice, exemplary among his generation of digital artists.