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Christian Boltanski / Didier Semin, Tamar Garb, Donald Kuspit

by Didier Semin, Tamar Garb, Donald Kuspit

This monograph examines the career of the contemporary French artist, focusing on his use of found objects and archival photographs to memorialise ordinary lives. It features critical essays, interviews, and a selection of writings exploring themes of memory and loss.

Accession 16431 ISBN 0714836583 Publisher Phaidon Press
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