The Mattering of Matter: Documents from the Archive of the International Necronautical Society (Sternberg Press)

This should be required reading for all students of contemporary art, not because it is authoritative in any way, but because it, as a work of art in itself, illustrates the intellectual erudition required of the active thinkers and doers in the field. Not an easy read, and filled to the brim with references to philosophy, art history, intellectual history, and perhaps, most importantly, contemporary business culture. It is a recursive document concerned with definition and the absurd, couched in corporate hubris and artistic wit. Brain food with a Id chaser.The Mattering of Matter: Documents from the Archive of the International Necronautical Society