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Studio: Remembering Chris Marker
Photographs by Adam Bartos. Text by Colin McCabe. Introduction by Ben Lerner.
Chris Marker (1921–2012) was a celebrated French documentary film director, writer and photographer, best known for his films La Jetée, A Grin Without a Cat and Sans Soleil. He was described by fellow filmmaker Alain Resnais as “the prototype of the 21st-century man.” In this highly original book, Adam Bartos’ exquisite photographs of Marker’s studio, a workspace both extraordinarily cluttered and highly organized, appear alongside a moving reminiscence of his friend by the film theorist, Godard biographer and practitioner Colin MacCabe. The novelist and poet Ben Lerner provides a fulsome introduction to the work of Marker, Bartos and MacCabe. The physical structure of the book, incorporating an array of gatefold images, echoes Marker’s own commitment to radical, innovative form. The result is a compelling homage to one of the most important and original talents in modern cinema.
Featured image is reproduced from 'Studio: Remembering Chris Marker.'
Friday, July 14, photographer Adam Bartos, writer Susan Howe, filmmaker Michael Almereyda, and writer Ben Lerner will appear on a Metrograph panel celebrating Studio: Remembering Chris Marker. The discussion will follow screenings of Marker's Cat Listening to Music; Agnes Varda's Agnès de ci de là Varda, in which she visits Marker's studio; and Ouvroir, The Film, Marker's Second Life exploration featuring his cat, Guillaume-en-Égypte. After the panel, Bartos will sign copies of the book. continue to blog
FORMAT: Hbk, 6.5 x 9.5 in. / 96 pgs / 21 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $40.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $54 GBP £35.00 ISBN: 9781682190807 PUBLISHER: OR Books AVAILABLE: 5/23/2017 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: WORLD
Published by OR Books. Photographs by Adam Bartos. Text by Colin McCabe. Introduction by Ben Lerner.
Chris Marker (1921–2012) was a celebrated French documentary film director, writer and photographer, best known for his films La Jetée, A Grin Without a Cat and Sans Soleil. He was described by fellow filmmaker Alain Resnais as “the prototype of the 21st-century man.” In this highly original book, Adam Bartos’ exquisite photographs of Marker’s studio, a workspace both extraordinarily cluttered and highly organized, appear alongside a moving reminiscence of his friend by the film theorist, Godard biographer and practitioner Colin MacCabe. The novelist and poet Ben Lerner provides a fulsome introduction to the work of Marker, Bartos and MacCabe. The physical structure of the book, incorporating an array of gatefold images, echoes Marker’s own commitment to radical, innovative form. The result is a compelling homage to one of the most important and original talents in modern cinema.
