Isbn: 9780914357155 - christian boltanski: lessons of darkness (22 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

120 pp.; 29.7 x 21 cm.; glue bound; black-and-white & color; edition size 5500; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed; Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, April 23 - June 1988. Traveled to Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, July 12 - October 2, 1988; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, December 9 - February 12, 1989; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, March 15 - May 15, 1989; University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA, July 19 - September 17, 1989 Power Plant, Toronto, November 24 - January 7, 1990. Texts by Gumpert and Jacob. Includes artists' project, printed on velum, bound within book titled "Detective." Biography, exhibition history, bibliography. Fair. Soiling to covers. Pages 73 - 76 are substantially damaged with 5 x 5 cm. tear repaired with scotch tape. Contents otherwise clean and unmarked. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders. …

Zustand: very_good. This book is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear.

Paperback. Zustand: VG+. Paperback in Very Good+ condition. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 119 pages. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

120 pp.; 29.7 x 21 cm.; glue bound; black-and-white & color; edition size 5500; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed; Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, April 23 - June 1988. Traveled to Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, July 12 - October 2, 1988; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, December 9 - February 12, 1989; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, March 15 - May 15, 1989; University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA, July 19 - September 17, 1989 Power Plant, Toronto, November 24 - January 7, 1990. Texts by Gumpert and Jacob. Includes artists' project, printed on velum, bound within book titled "Detective." Biography, exhibition history, bibliography. Very Good / Fine. Light bumping of corners and fading at spine, otherwise as new. Due to large size and weight additional shipping charges will be required for international orders. …

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. An Exhibition Catalogue for a show held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago from April 19th to June 23rd, 1988. Folio - between 12 in. - 15 in. 119pp., including the bibliography. Illustrated throughout with b/w and color reproductions. A tight copy with just a touch of wear in Near Fine condition.…

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran April 23 through June 19, 1988 in Chicago, IL and then traveled to five other locations for additional dates. Features a preface and acknowledgments by Lynn Gumpert and Mary Jane Jacob, an introduction by Mary Jane Jacob and an essay by Gumpert. Includes numerous black and white images along with an exhibition history and an illustrated bibliography by Patricia J.S. Harris and Catherine Gudis. A clean near fine copy in French style wrappers and with a 4 page text insert.…

Oversize Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 1/8"w x 11 3/4"h. 120 pages. The catalog of the first in-depth American museum exhibition of the French installation artist's work, covering vitrine pieces, found photograph groupings, and altar assemblages from 1970 to 1988, with essays on themes of life, death, and childhood memory, and the artist's project Detective bound in on vellum. Keywords: Detective Photo Essay, Found Photographs, Vitrine Works, Altar Assemblages, Life and Death Theme, Childhood Memory, Anonymous Faces, Light and Shadow, Jewish Vienna Photos, French Installation Art, Traveling Exhibition, Vellum Insert.…

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Slight sunfade on spine; B and w photos; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 119 pages.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1988. Large softcover. 1st edition, 119 pp. In stiff wraps with french flaps. Fine condition. Edition of 5500.

Softcover, 120 pages, very good condition, a few tiny spots to covers, no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Softcover. Zustand: VG. Light tan wraps. 119 pp. 34 bw and color plates, numerous bw ills. Essays by exhibit curators Lynn Gumpert and Mary Jane Jacob. Contributions by Boltanski, Patricia Harris and Catherine Gudis. Pivotal American exhibit examining Boltanski's intricate and haunting installations.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Comments: Interior yellowed; some wear and soiling to covers. Trivial shelving wear. Binding is tight and square. Pages are very clean and bright with no markings. Overall in excellent condition.

Zustand: , , goed exemplaar. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: , , goed exemplaar. 1988, paperback, goed exemplaar.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good+. No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Catalogue of an exhibition that started at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, then traveled to The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the University Art Museum in Berkeley, and The Power Plant in Toronto for the period April 23, 1988 to January 7. 1990; French flaps format; a solid, clean, unread copy in collectible condition; well illustrated by Boltanski's black and white photographs; contains a lengthy essay "The Life and Death of Christian Boltanski" by Lynn Gumpert; also contains a history of the exhibition and a bibliography of sources; 120 pages.…

paperback. Zustand: As New.

119 Seiten, Katalog zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung vom 23. April bis 19. Juni 1988 im Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, die auch an weiteren Orten in den USA und in Kanada gezeigt wurde. Mit Beiträgen von Mary Jane Jacob, Christian Boltanski, Lynn Gumpert, Biografie und Ausstellungsgeschichte und Bibliografie von Patricia J.S. Harris und Catherine Gudis. Mit zahlreichen teils farbigen Abbildungen des französischen Künstlers. Die Texte in englischer Sprache. Name und Datum auf dem vorderen Einbanddeckel innen, drei Einbandecken gering beschabt, sonst ordentliches und sauberes Exemplar Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 572 originale Klappenbroschur, 21x30cm, Zustand: 3.…

Orig.-Karton. Zustand: Sehr gut. 119 Seiten, zahlr. Abb. Nahezu tadelloses Exemplar. / Almost perfect copy. - One of 5500 copies. / Christian Boltanski: Lessons of Darkness was the first in-depth exploration of Christian Boltanskis art in an American. The New Museum was transformed during its duration, and much of its exhibition space completely darkened, with the sole illumination provided by works in Boltanskis series Lessons of Darkness, which reflected on the artists Jewish heritage and the horrors of the Holocaust. The impetus for the exhibition was a trip to France that exhibit curators Lynn Gumpert and Mary Jane Jacobs undertook to view contemporary art in November 1985. While there, they met Christian Boltanski for the first time. Wrote Gumpert and Jacobs of their meeting, Although we were familiar with some early pieces that had been exhibited in New York at Sonnabend Gallery, neither of us was aware of the changes his art had recently undergone It quickly became apparent that one of Frances most important artists, so influential to the younger generations we were visiting, had not received the exposure on this side of the Atlantic that his work merited. Boltanski had garnered a solid following in Europe, but there had never been an extensive showing of his work at an American museum, This exhibition, then, served two purposes: it functioned as an introduction to his work from the early seventies to the late eighties, and it provided a more focused look at a few specific themes which were of consistent concern throughout his career. Wrote Mary Jane Jacobs in the exhibits catalogue, Christian Boltanskis work is about life; he loads his work with images of peopleHis highest goal is for his art to be mistaken for life itself. To Boltanksi, uniting art and life is essential in order to make effective and meaningful work. For me, he has remarked, painting isnt provocative or moving, only life is moving. But I am an artist and therefore all I do is termed art. I can only postpone the viewers awareness of my work as art. One day, of course, its forcibly discovered. The fascinating moment for me is when the spectator hasnt registered the art connection, and the longer I can delay this association the better. Working with this goal in mind, he has defined since 1968 his own unique position on what it means to be and avant-garde artist: art for Boltanski, is avant-garde when you cannot name whether it is art or life. (New Museum NY) Contents: CONTENTS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LYNN GUMPERT AND MARY JANE JACOB -- INTRODUCTION -- MARY JANE JACOB -- DETECTIVE -- CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI -- THE LIFE AND DEATH OF CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI -- LYNN GUMPERT -- BIOGRAPHY -- EXHIBITION HISTORY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PATRICIA J. S. HARRIS AND CATHERINE GUDIS. ISBN 9780914357155 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450.…

Paperback.

Couverture souple. Zustand: Très bon.

Paperback. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None, As Issued. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 120 pages. Published in 1988. Landmark Exhibition Monograph. One of the earliest and best introductions to the art and achievement of Christian Boltanski. The First Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as an oversized softcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. As expected, the book is thoughtfully and brilliantly produced by Christian Boltanski: Oversize-volume format. Beige softcovers with black titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Art by Christian Boltanski. A retrospective, it is appropriate that it ranges over the whole career of the artist up until then. Divided into four parts that are each preceded by definitive essays from some of Christian Boltanski's most important Contributors. At the same time, Boltanski presents, in a 35-page sequence, his "Detective" photographs, which appear in book form for the first and only time, and in their entirety. The work first appeared in weekly installments in the French "Detective" Magazine. Boltanski meticulously re-presents the photographs in magazine-newsprint stock paper, distinctly setting them apart from the rest of the volume, which is printed in contrasting pristine-white, archival stock paper. The production quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the major retrospective exhibition which commenced at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in 1988 and then travelled on to several major venues in the United States and Europe. Presents Christian Boltanski's "Lessons of Darkness". Recapitulates the artist's sublime oeuvre, with gravity and grace. "The task is to create a formal work that is, at the same time, recognized by the spectator as a sentimentally charged object. The artist is someone who holds a mirror and those who look in the mirror recognize themselves but each one sees a different image" (Christian Boltanski). An absolute "must-have" title for Christian Boltanski collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed and inscribed in black ink-pen on the title page by the artist: "Pour K. , Amicalement, Christian Boltanski". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, who is named, was a friend and colleague of the artist and cannot be named here. This title is an art book classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed and inscribed copy of the First Edition/First Printing (American) available online and is in fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have very serious serious flaws ("Very Good") yet are priced as though they had collectible value. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white and color plates. One of the greatest artists of the 20th century and our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0914357158. Signed by Author.…