Christian Boltanski : List of exhibits belonging to a woman of Baden-Baden followed by an explanatory note
  • exhibition catalogue
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • staple bound
  • black-and-white
  • 18 x 11.2 cm.
  • [6] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Christian Boltanski : List of exhibits belonging to a woman of Baden-Baden followed by an explanatory note

Christian Boltanski

Christian Boltanski : List of exhibits belonging to a woman of Baden-Baden followed by an explanatory note

description

Small-scale artists's book published in conjunction with show held June 2 - July 1, 1973. Publication features photographic images of objects belonging to a woman of Baden-Baden with names of objects depicted under each image; and a text, in English, by Christian Boltanski.

"At the beginning of January 1973 I wrote to the directors of sixty two art, history and anthropology museums suggesting that they arrange an exhibition which would consist of all the available objects that a given individual has had around him during his lifetime, from handkerchiefs to cupboards. I asked them to concern themselves with such things as classification and labelling, but not with the choice of the person. They were to acquire the objects through auction or by borrowing them from someone living in their area (it is indeed necessary that the objects, on each occasion, be obtained from the district in which they are being shown). The person concerned should always remain anonymous. Pieces of furniture as well as small objects under glass should be carefully arranged in a certain order, or in some cases a photographic inventory could be compiled. Since then I have received a large number of replies, most of them turning down my proposal. However, some museums have accepted to carry out the project. At Oxtord it is arranged with the help of Peter Ibsen." -- text by Boltanski from book

references

No. 30 in "Christian Boltanski : Catalogue : Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera, 1966-1991" by Christian Boltanski, Jennifer Flay, Günter Metken. Köln / Frankfurt, Germany : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König / Portikus, 1992, pp. 84 - 87.
Oxford, United Kingdom: Museum of Modern Art Oxford,
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$400.00
Condition:  Good. Yellow foxing and dust soiling of covers with a pinhole in top left corner of publication from cover through pages. Contents otherwise clean and unmarked.
[Object # 8187]