Edited with text by Stella Rollig, Axel Köhne. Text by Johanna Aufreiter, Georg Lechner, Bert Rebhandl, Judith Elisabeth Weiss.
Using the famous, bizarre Character Heads of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–83) as its basis, this book considers contemporary uses of facial affect in videos by Douglas Gordon, Bruce Nauman and Tony Oursler, and photographs by Arnulf Rainer, who engaged directly with Messerschmidt’s heads.
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FORMAT: Pbk, 6.75 x 9.25 in. / 280 pgs / 127 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $50.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $69.95 ISBN: 9783903269514 PUBLISHER: Verlag für moderne Kunst AVAILABLE: 11/26/2019 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: FLAT40 PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AU/NZ AFR ME
Talking Heads Contemporary Dialogues with F.X. Messerschmidt
Published by Verlag für moderne Kunst. Edited with text by Stella Rollig, Axel Köhne. Text by Johanna Aufreiter, Georg Lechner, Bert Rebhandl, Judith Elisabeth Weiss.
Using the famous, bizarre Character Heads of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–83) as its basis, this book considers contemporary uses of facial affect in videos by Douglas Gordon, Bruce Nauman and Tony Oursler, and photographs by Arnulf Rainer, who engaged directly with Messerschmidt’s heads.
