Christian Boltanski : Advent and Other Times by Gloria Moure art book, hardcover

by Gloria Moure art book

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Christian Boltanski: Advent and Other Times. Gloria Moure Published by Ediciones Poligrafa, S. A., Barcelona, 1996. text in English. Cloth hardcover very good in dust jacket with ghost of label at rear else very good; 223pp., 103 color illustrations, 96 in b/w., distributed by rizzoli., contains interview, essays, catalogue, chronology, bibliography.; english text., major retrospective.Christian Boltanski's first one-man Paris exhibition took place precisely in May 1968: at least in theory, therefore, his personality should coincide exactly with the archetypal soixantehuitard that postmodern critics are at such pains to discredit. On the other hand, however, if his work is examined retrospectively and compared to what young artists are producing today, a considerable number of connections is revealed which denotes at least identification between different creative approaches and very probably a considerable degree of influence. This would coincide with evidence that criticism of modernity is not the exclusive province of those who over the last fifteen or twenty years seem to have appropriated it for themselves. On the contrary, his irreverent stance regarding modern idealism has its roots far back in the past and even justifies the whole disposition and creative quests of many artists now considered to be historical, Christian Boltanski among them.

• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
• Year: 1996
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9788434308190
• Condition: Very Good

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