Matthias Brunner: Magnificent Obsessions Saved My Life
Text by Matthias Brunner.
The Swiss film curator’s visual autobiography, with guest appearances from Fassbinder, Warhol, Waters and many more
Set against the backdrop of his generation’s experiences of sexual liberation and his personal experience of two deadly pandemics, AIDS and Covid 19, this visual autobiography traces milestones in the life of Swiss film curator Matthias Brunner (born 1945). Brunner engages in an ongoing dialogue with Hollywood classics, auteur films and contemporary art, but most of all he discusses the people behind the artworks. He recounts his love-hate relationship with Swiss filmmaker Daniel Schmid and provides intimate glimpses of the late German filmmakers Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Werner Schroeter. He also recalls how he brought the films of his friends John Waters and Andy Warhol to Switzerland early on, bypassing strict censorship codes in the process. Altogether, this autobiography testifies to Brunner’s consistent desire to embrace and champion the arts, and his generous, tireless will to share his obsessions with others.
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Delirious memoir...snapshots from Brunner's life intermingle with film posters and artworks by Nan Goldin, Richard Hamilton, Jack Pierson, and Andy Warhol.
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FORMAT: Pbk, 9.5 x 11.5 in. / 450 pgs / 200 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $70.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $95 ISBN: 9783907236420 PUBLISHER: Edition Patrick Frey AVAILABLE: 3/14/2023 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA ONLY
Matthias Brunner: Magnificent Obsessions Saved My Life
Published by Edition Patrick Frey. Text by Matthias Brunner.
The Swiss film curator’s visual autobiography, with guest appearances from Fassbinder, Warhol, Waters and many more
Set against the backdrop of his generation’s experiences of sexual liberation and his personal experience of two deadly pandemics, AIDS and Covid 19, this visual autobiography traces milestones in the life of Swiss film curator Matthias Brunner (born 1945). Brunner engages in an ongoing dialogue with Hollywood classics, auteur films and contemporary art, but most of all he discusses the people behind the artworks. He recounts his love-hate relationship with Swiss filmmaker Daniel Schmid and provides intimate glimpses of the late German filmmakers Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Werner Schroeter. He also recalls how he brought the films of his friends John Waters and Andy Warhol to Switzerland early on, bypassing strict censorship codes in the process. Altogether, this autobiography testifies to Brunner’s consistent desire to embrace and champion the arts, and his generous, tireless will to share his obsessions with others.
