Archive Hatje Cantz Verlag | Christian Boltanski

Christian Boltanski (*1944 In Paris), One Of The Most Important Artists Of Our Time, Is A Master At Staging Situations And Spaces. His Work Evokes And Questions Powerful Central Parameters Of Human Existence Such As Life Span, Identity, Body, Death, And Legacy.
In A Site-Specific Installation At The Mathildenhöhe In Darmstadt, Boltanski Combines Previous Work With New Ones To Create An All-Encompassing Gesamtkunstwerk. The Cathedral-Height Halls Of The Exhibition Are Turned Into A Space That Echoes Boltanski’S Autobiography, Which—Whether Fictional Or Real—Is Always The Foundation For His Art Of Memory.
This Monograph, Conceived And Produced In Close Cooperation With The Artist And Compiled By Ralf Beil, Documents This Unique Artistic Event, Using Philosophical, Literary, And Art-Historical Essays, As Well As An Interview With The Artist, To Sound The Depths Of This Singular Space As It Echoes Boltanski’S Art.

An Exclusive Edition Is Also Available For This Publication.


Exhibition
Institut Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
November 12, 2006 – February 11, 2007

Christian Boltanksi (*1944 In Paris) Lives And Works In Malakoff Near Paris.Photographic Works Since 1967; Autobiographical Works Since 1968. Archival Works Since 1972, Inventorying His Life And The Lives Of Fictitious Persons. 2001 Kaiserring Of Goslar. 2006 Praemium Imperiale For Sculpture.Christian Boltanksi (*1944 In Paris) Lives And Works In Malakoff Near Paris.Photographic Works Since 1967; Autobiographical Works Since 1968. Archival Works Since 1972, Inventorying His Life And The Lives Of Fictitious Persons. 2001 Kaiserring Of Goslar. 2006 Praemium Imperiale For Sculpture.