Topic: Christian Boltanski

Anish Kapoor's "Leviathan" triumphs in Paris

AFP Global Edition - 237 days ago
Renowned British sculptor Anish Kapoor's gigantic artwork "Leviathan" on exhibit in a Paris museum until this week attracted 277,687 visitors, organisers said Saturday.The number of visitors to see the spacious artwork made from inflated plastic in the cavernous nave ...

Venice art festival is feast for senses

AFP Global Edition - 259 days ago
An array of sometimes disconcerting sights and sounds went on public display Saturday on the shores of the Venice lagoon for the Biennale contemporary art festival.From a picture of Jesus in his underwear to a human skull decorated with pearls, the ...

Learn. Educate. Imagine.

Smithsonian photography Initiative - 519 days ago
Recently I found a box in a file cabinet in the Smithsonian Photographic Services (SPS) cold vault labeled ? Many of the negatives in the box had taken on a discolored hue and a brittle consistency. Towards the bottom of the box we ...

Beating Hearts

Smithsonian photography Initiative - 556 days ago
Artists are often among the researchers who comb through archives in search of inspiration and content. French artist, Christian Boltanski, who was featured in Archive Fever has, for nearly forty years, collected and repurposed archives of images and objects in order to ...

CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI No Man’s Land

The Brooklyn Rail - 589 days ago
Christian Boltanski's enormous installation "No Man's Land" at the Park Avenue Armory provides a rare instance where size is roughly proportionate to emotional impact. Well-known for his hyper-intimate constructions and installations that use photos and personal effects to trace lives ...

Claw of death is 'hand of God' at giant Paris art show

AFP Global Edition - 766 days ago
A giant claw of death is at work and shades of the Holocaust on view at Paris' Grand Palais hall this week in the city's first big art show of the year, a " hand of God" installation by France's Christian ...

French artist sells work in 'game' with the devil

AFP Global Edition - 815 days ago
instead of paying up front, the buyer will hand over a regular fee until the artist dies.Christian Boltanski said his deal with Australian professional gambler David Walsh was a "game" with the devil -- but not a pact.The work involves four ...