William Kentridge: the Nose |
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| Artist:
| Kentridge, William |
| Editor:
| Schaschl, Sabine |
| Text by:
| Taylor, Jane |
| ISBN: | 978-3-86335-771-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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William Kentridge is one of the most highly regarded artists of our time. This publication is devoted to the multimedia cycle of works entitled The Nose.Here, the focus is on the video installation I Am Not Me, The Horse Is Not Mine, which is based on Nikolai Gogol's 1836 surreal short story The Nose and has previously been shown, for instance, at Tate Modern in London, in 2012.For the first time, little-known works that were produced in the context of this video work, including...
More DescriptionWilliam Kentridge is one of the most highly regarded artists of our time. This publication is devoted to the multimedia cycle of works entitled The Nose.Here, the focus is on the video installation I Am Not Me, The Horse Is Not Mine, which is based on Nikolai Gogol's 1836 surreal short story The Nose and has previously been shown, for instance, at Tate Modern in London, in 2012.For the first time, little-known works that were produced in the context of this video work, including sculptures, tapestries and paper works are shown.Kentridge himself describes this work-complex as an elegy for the artistic language of the Russian constructivists and their stimuli for social transformation.English and German text.