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Christian Boltanski

by Didier Semin, Tamar Garb, Donald Kuspit

An examination of the contemporary French artist's work, focusing on the use of found objects and photography to memorialise ordinary lives. The volume includes critical essays, interviews, and a selection of writings on the themes of memory and loss.

Accession 2556 ISBN 0714836583 Publisher Phaidon Press
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