From the front flap:
Christian Boltanski, born in Paris in 1944 and one of France's best-known artists of the postwar generation, has developed a highly person and often disconserting oeuvre that challenges basic assumptions of what constitutes an artwork. One of Boltanski's favorite themes is his own life story, both actual and reinvented, which he evokes through startling collections of photographs and objects. In other pieces, he assembles seemingly mundane elements to address some of the most fundamental and disturbing contradictions of twentieth-century life.
In a beautifully written and erudite essay, art historian Lynn Gumpert analyzes and provides a context for these haunting works that have the unsettling ability to be merry and morbid at the same time. With over 150 black & white and 50 color illustrations that span the entire range of Boltanski's production, materials, and influences, this insightful monograph--the first to be published in English--is essential reading for collectors, art historians, students, and anyone interested in contemporary art.
Published by Flammarion, France, 1994. Hardcover
Slip cover slightly worn.