Tishan Hsu: recent works 2023

The book, released in conjunction with Tishan Hsu's exhibition recent works 2023, explores the creative techniques he has devised and honed over the past four decades and turns the spotlight on the early 2000s as a watershed moment when digital image editing programs suddenly produced within seconds many of the effects Hsu had anticipated. In a conversation with Martha Schwendener, Hsu dwells on the early years of his career and discusses his great theme: the fusion of body and technology in an increasingly virtual world.

As a creative intervention, Hsu has produced a mutating series of eight title images for the downloadable version of the book. The printed dust cover, which exists only in the analog version, features all eight motifs, like a preprinted sleeve for collectible cards, complete with the exact period during which they can be downloaded from the web.