Possible Life of Christian Boltanski (SIGNED by Christian Boltanski: First American Edition & Printing)

BOLTANSKI, Christian / Catherine Grenier (editor) & Luc Sante (contributor)

ISBN 10: 0878467467 / ISBN 13: 9780878467464

Edité par MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON, 2009, 2009

A propos de cet article

This copy is hand SIGNED by Christian Boltanski; First American Edition and First Printing on acid-free paper; 239pp numbered pages or 256pp with the illustrations, 3 color & 13 b&w illustrations, 5-½ x 8in.; "Christian Boltanski's votive installations, archives and objects revolving around the fragile polarities of memory and amnesia, identity and anonymity, have made him one of the world's most renowned contemporyary artists. Yet, his own story is little known. Here, in the form of a book-length interview, he recounts his unusual wartime childhood - including "episodes of family life that could have been drawn from a novel" - his career, friendships and marriage, successes and regrets, his approaches to art and teaching, how he created various installations, his relationships with dealers & the public, and other matters illuminating his works."; PROVENANCE: Sept. 2009 book signing at Strand Bookstore (on front dustjacket is Strand's removeable sticker stating "A STRAND SIGNED COPY); hardboards with black cloth spine, dustjacket has just a little rubbing and a few small creases, otherwise boards and interior pages in EXCELLENT COND.

N° de réf. du vendeur 6385

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Possible Life of Christian Boltanski (SIGNED by Christian Boltanski: First American Edition & Printing)
• Éditeur: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON, 2009
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0878467467
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780878467464
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: As New
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS BOOKS

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Synopsis

Publiée à l'occasion du soixante-cinquième anniversaire de l'artiste, La vie possible de Christian Boltanski, rédigée sous la forme d'une interview (que l'artiste compare à une ""psychanalyse"" ou ""confession"") avec l'historienne de l'art Catherine Grenier, est l'autobiographie orale de Boltanski. Il y raconte son enfance bouleversée par la guerre (""ma mère cacha mon père sous le plancher. Il y resta un an et demi, entre deux étages de la maison. Il sortait de temps en temps""), sa carrière, ses amitiés et son mariage, ses réussites et ses regrets, ses approches de l'art et de l'enseignement, la façon dont il a créé diverses installations, ses relations avec les marchands et le public, et d'autres sujets qui éclairent comme jamais son uvre complexe et énigmatique.