Oliver Boberg

Boberg, Oliver; Stephan Berg; Martin Engler; Marc Mayer

ISBN 10: 377571362X / ISBN 13: 9783775713627

Edité par Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2003

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First edition, 2003, first printing. NEW hardcover in the publisher's shrink wrap; no dj as issued. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The catalogue for an exhibition of work by Oliver Boberg, held at the Kunstverein Hannover, August 30 - October 5, 2003, and later at he Fotomuseum Den Haag and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF. "Boberg has, since the late 80s, been making small models of urban settings, which he then photographs in such a way that their model quality almost totally disappears. The reality presented in his photographs of underpasses and flat-roofed buildings is one of a non-location, a place which is so familiar that it could be anywhere and nowhere. Boberg's videos from 2002 and 2003 show nocturnal landscape views which seem to be based on film scenarios, but these works, too, reproduce scale models. . This publication brings together for the first time the photographs, video stills, and drawings by this young German artist." Photographs by Oliver Boberg; essays by Stephan Berg and Martin Engler; interview with the artist conducted by Marc Mayer. 144 pages; 55 color and 23 b&w plates; 11.75 x 9.75 inches. Biography, exhibition history, bibliography. Text in English and German.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Oliver Boberg
• Éditeur: Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 377571362X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783775713627
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: Edition originale
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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One of the most interesting artistic personalities of his generation Oliver Boberg has since the late 80s been making small models of urban settings which he then photographs in such a way that their model quality almost totally disappears. The reality presented in his photographs of underpasses and flat-roofed buildings is one of a non-location a place which is so familiar that it could be anywhere and nowhere. Boberg's videos from 2002 and 2003 show nocturnal landscape views which seem to be based on film scenarios but these works too reproduce scale models. The 16mm films transferred to DVD show eerie situations which are devoid of people: a foreboding cliff or a country road seen at twilight during a dreary rainstorm. The model of this non-location here becomes a detail of a story which is rich in allusions charged with a cinematic suspense and fearful expectation. This publication brings together for the first time the photographs video stills and drawings by this young German artist