Christian Boltanski came to prominence in the 1980s with major exhibitions at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris in 1984 and the Whitechapel Gallery, London in 1990. This text explores his art, arguing that it hovers between the trauma of the extermination camp depot and the redemption of a memorial[...]
Three distinct perspectives on Boltanski and his work: an analytical essay, a personal interview, and a complete retrospective of his work to date. Christian Boltanski--internationally acclaimed photographer, sculptor, painter, and installation artist--tackles the problems of death, memory, and loss[...]
History and the status of the image have long been animating concerns in the artwork of French artist Christian Boltanski (born 1944). In Boltanski: Souls from Place to Place, the artist reflects on the outcomes of some of the most significant historical events of the 20th century and the pressure t[...]
Boken publicerades i samband med Christian Boltanskis utställning på Magasin 3 2008, hans första separatutställning i Stockholm. I det nya centrala verket som ingick i utställningen, Les archives du coeur, 2008, samlade Boltanski likt en arkivarie eller etnograf konkreta bevis på våra sköra [...]