Artists' book / exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show which opened 23 March, 1971 at Galerie Sonnabend: "As if to highlight the absurdity of the undertaking through exaggerated precision, Christian Boltanski adopted the style of cool objectivity employed in auction catalogues and academic inventories, for the description of these objects which are, in all likelihood, invented. ... [details]
Artists' book of statements in parallel English / French. Fine. This copy specially signed. [details]
Artists' book featuring one paragraph of text on each page: "Concentrated reminiscences as if in a dream (or a nightmare) which highlight, in flashback fashion, moments of his childhood. Is this deep introspection, or perhaps the influence of psychoanalysis towards which Christian Boltanski has always adopted a critical stance?' -- from Catalogue: Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera 1966-1991. ... [details]