Buch

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Übersicht

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Verlag	:	JRP Ringier Kunstverlag
Sprache	:	Englisch, Katalanisch, Spanisch
Erschienen	:	06. 2011
Seiten	:	180
Einband	:	Gebunden
Höhe	:	180 mm
Breite	:	110 mm
ISBN	:	9783037642467
Sprache	:	Englisch

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Produktinformation

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Besides being one of science fiction's top subjects, immortality is one of humanity’s most debated issues. "They Cannot Die" by Catalan artist Oriol Vilanova (*1980, lives and works in Barcelona) is a possible portrait of how the 20th century dealt with history and fame. * * It starts with a fiction written as a theater-essay in which Dalí, Lenin, and Disney enter into a lively argument about immortality in an empty exhibition room, which becomes the fourth voice. Through the discussion of these three icons of mass-culture, empty of any of the spatial or temporal restrictions that so often condition mortals, we are able to reflect on the relations between time and memory. * * At the core of this artist's book can be found a facsimile print of a short, 19th-century introductory guide to human taxidermy, along with a visual archive of postcards of museums, which are presented as mausoleums. * * Humorous and metaphysical, this publication is part of the series of artists' projects edited by Christoph Keller. *

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