A Librairy as Memory
dal 27/1/2012 al 2/3/2012
Segnalato da
27/1/2012
A Librairy as Memory
Galerie Gabrielle Maubrie, Paris
The artists in this exhibition all use the idea and image of a book in an idiosyncratic way which links shared cultural information with personal memory or interpretation challenging the singular voice of an author as well as examining the book as an iconic object versus a container for text.
The dominance of digital media as the primary place for information exchange has fundamentally changed the place of the written word and books in our culture. Once the central place for both formalizing current discourse and preserving ideas books have become something more iconic often representing the need for some kind of collective memory that is more physically tangible then images on a computer screen. The artists in this exhibition all use the idea and image of a book in an idiosyncratic way which links shared cultural information with personal memory or interpretation challenging the singular voice of an author as well as examining the book as an iconic object versus a container for text.
Image: Christian Marclay, Skrinch, 2007 Inkjet pigment print on Arches textured paper — 42 3/4 × 54 inches Gallery Gabrielle Maubrie
Galerie Gabrielle Maubrie
24, rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie - Paris
Opening hours Tuesday – Saturday, 2 PM – 7 PM