Author: Borja-Villel, Manuel, (and) Christophe Cherix, (and) Benjamin Buchloh
Title: Marcel Broodthaers: A Retrospective
Description: New York, MoMA, 2016. Hardcover. A matte hardcover book. The boards are printed with sepia-toned illustrations. The spine is black with white text printed down it. There is a dust jacket that takes up only the top third of the book. This is intentional. The dust jacket is a matte paper, red, and printed with white lettering. The front and back free and pasted end pages are a haevier paper illustrated with a simple design. Pages: (5), 6-351, (1). Marcel Broodthaers was at the center of international artistic activity during the 1960s and 1970s. From his early objects made variously of mussel shells, eggshells, and books of his own poetry, to his most ambitious project, the Musée d'Art Moderne. Département des Aigles (Museum of modern art, Department of eagles), to the Décors made at the end of his life, Broodthaers often operated as both innovator and commentator. Setting a precedent for what we call installation art today, his work has profoundly influenced contemporary artists and cultural discourse at large. Published to accompany Broodthaers's first retrospective in New York, this volume examines the artist's work across all mediums and includes new translations of many of his texts. Essays by the exhibition organizers, Christophe Cherix and Manuel J. Borja-Villel, and a host of major scholars provide historical and theoretical context for the artist's work. VG: Exlibrary book. There is a sticker at the base of the spine on the front cover. There are stamps on the half title page and on the back pasted end paper. There is another sticker on the back pasted end paper, as well as a due date card. Ownership stamp on the top text block. There is a slight tear in the bottom right corner of the dust jacket, as well as some small marks. It is taped to the front and back pasted end pages. The book is very clean and readable, with tight binding and sharp corners.

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