Jan De Cock: Denkmal ISBN 9080842427
Publisher: Brussels: Atelier Jan De Cock, 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9789080842427
Condition: Fine / No dust jacket as issued
Item #: 111817
$395.00
Specifics
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First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Photographically illustrated paper-covered boards; no dust jacket as issued; contained in a photographically illustrated paper-covered slipcase. Artist's book by Jan De Cock. Essays by Kirstie Skinner, Tim Martin, Jon Wood, John C. Welchman and Wouter Davidts. 623 pp., with 630 four-color plates and 60 black-and-white plates. 11-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches.
Condition
Fine.
Description
From the publisher: "Belgian wunderkind Jan De Cock's latest publication is a slowly unfolding, thought-provoking masterwork that reads much like his renowned sculptural installations--which the artist sees as monuments to Modernism, hence the title Denkmal. [The artist] uses structural challenges to the book format to offer an entirely new reading experience. Its large format, variety of papers, special cover treatment and 632 pages conspire to reveal a dense web of images and ideas that cross-reference not only De Cock's own increasingly admired oeuvre but also the entire structure of history into which it is read. Capitalizing on the sequential nature of the book, which the artist likens to film, De Cock guides the reader through this volume much in the way a viewer would experience his sculpture. He presents to the world his Trojan Horse: a book that will certainly be picked up for its cover, but will also draw you into its world of mysteries."