The great belgian artist marcel broodthaers made some fascinating objects, and many of them are on view in the current moma show of his work. A tiny and most rare important final artists book by broodthaers that plays on language, scale, and functionaiit is transportable, but useless. Pillow book for endless nights, 2011, edition 7 album, red paper binding with rivets and black ribbon tie, 20 x 29,5 cm 7 etchings, titled endless nights 17, plate size 8x8 cm, title page, text page and colophon. Past artists page 1 archie bray foundation gallery. Es bleibt noch zu wissen, ob kunst anders als negativ existiert. His first has been interpreted as a symbolic interment of his former career. The exhibition makes a poor case for its subject, but then its hard to. I was enthralled and amazed by this time capsule of a highly literate arab world revealing a. Union list of artist names getty museum reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references.
Marcel broodthaers made numerous museum exhibitions during his lifetime, including eulogy of the subject at kunstmuseum basel and the angelus of daumier at centre pompidou. Over the next 12 years, his work retained a poetic quality and a sense of humor that balanced its conceptual framework. Each book in the edition is bound in black cloth with a deluxe silver foil stamp and enclosed in a slipcase. He was particularly interested in those works where magritte introduced written words to contradict a visual image, and made a number of paintings and prints based on this idea. I found this book to be more than informative, but empathetic as well. Byatt, david bowie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Information from wikipedia, made available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. The catalog for the museum of modern arts acclaimed broodthaers exhibition marcel broodthaers. Broodthaers was born in brussels, belgium, where he was associated with the groupe surrealisterevolutionnaire from 1945 and dabbled in journalism, film, and poetry. The book to come five publications by marcel broodthaers. The museum of modern arts retrospective of marcel broodthaers offers a template for how not to present conceptual art. The book to come is a research project about the performativity of artists books that starts from 5 books of artist marcel broodthaers. Marcel broodthaers 1924 1976 belgium is an artist born in 1924 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a sculpturevolume sold in 1987, at christies, and the most recent auction result is a drawingwatercolor sold in 2020.
In fact, this oddball belgian artist 19251976 has long been a darling of both critics. The artist has had an exciting life with significant milestones along the way. Such works question the relationship between art and the reality it depicts. Illustrated with 350 superb color reproductions and produced under the editorial direction of the artists daughter, marcel broodthaers is the definitive monograph on the belgian artist who surmounted the surrealism of magritte with pioneering works of conceptual art. Mar 19, 2016 as a bearer of cancelledout words, the films raindrenched book also reaches back to one of the foundational gestures of broodthaerss career as a visual artist. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. A conquest in the uk since its debut in london in 1975. In 1968 broodthaers announced i dont believe in the unique artist or the unique work of art. Marcel broodthaers belgian, 19241976 guide to pictures of works by marcel broodthaers in art museum sites and image archives worldwide. Before cutting the pages the reader had better beware of the knife he will be wielding for the purpose. Reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references. Londons tate gallery presented the first posthumous retrospective of the artist in 1980. In retrospect, the career of marcel broodthaers 192476 seems an unlikely one.
Artist books are a passion of mine where i can communicate through words and through pictures. Marcel broodthaers 19241976 biography, life, background. Primarily large, ceramicbased sculptures, her body of work melds elements of. Andrew baker is a pioneer of commercial digital illustration and has an enviable list of clients across the design, publishing and advertising landscapes. In one of his most famous works, broodthaers mounted an exhibition as a single work titled musee d art moderne 1968. Wildflower vase 7, 2019, wheel thrown and altered porcelain, soda fired with kaolin flashing slips and a liner glaze, 3. The artist edition of nonchaloir is in an edition of 5, with 2 aps. Printed on somerset soft white 300gms binding by clare bryan. Michael werner has an even longer history with broodthaers than does goodman, dating back to the artists years in dusseldorf and cologne. See available prints and multiples, sculpture, and paintings for sale and learn about the. Marcel broodthaers exhibitions michael werner gallery. Share dont forget artists remnants and paper scraps with your friends. Painting, printmultiple, sculpturevolume, photography, drawingwatercolor, audiovisualmultimedia, objects.
Partial gift of the daled collection and partial purchase through the. Selections from marcel broodthaerss artists books selection from pensebete memory aid, 1964 poetry book. I chose to consider art as useless labor, apolitical and of little moral significance. Basically, he decided one day in 1964 to become an artist after years of. He continued to grow and develop his art and business skills. Michael werner gallery is pleased to present two major concurrent exhibitions by marcel broodthaers. This book was published shortly before the artists unexpected death in 1976 thus all copies remain unsigned and are stamped auestate m broodthaersau and numbered by the publisher. This book places him in the context of contemporary art history with insightful. Artist page for marcel broodthaers 19241976 marcel broodthaers 28 january 1924 28 january 1976 was a belgian poet, filmmaker and artist with a highly literate and often witty approach to creating art works. As a bearer of cancelledout words, the films raindrenched book also reaches back to one of the foundational gestures of broodthaerss career as a visual artist. Broodthaers took 50 unsold copies of his book of poems pensebete and embedded them in plaster. A retrospective is the first comprehensive survey of the artists work to take place in new york, bringing together some 200 works, the majority made between the years 1963 to 1975. As broodthaers last book, it embodies the artists sardonic sense of humor with its plays on language and functionthe title references the historic use of atlases by. A retrospective at the museum of modern art, new york was the first broodthaers retrospective organized in new york.
Marcel broodthaers 28 january 1924 28 january 1976 was a belgian poet, filmmaker and artist with a highly literate and often witty approach to creating art works. Ana england, a former nku professor and acclaimed ceramics artist, is the subject of a solo exhibition at the cincinnati art museum featuring pieces that span across 20 years. First, marcel broodthaers once said, we let the critics and art historians make their errors. Momas marcel broodthaers exhibition is strong artnet news. Letterpress, thirtytwo pages, some with collage publisher. Marcel broodthaers roule moule, 1967 white and blue painted panel, mussel shells, book pages. Artist page for marcel broodthaers 19241976 marcel broodthaers 28 january 1924 28 january 1976 was a belgian poet, filmmaker and artist with a highly. Marcel broodthaers was a belgian interdisciplinary artist who examined the conventions of art objects and the context in which they are shown. Marcel broodthaers belgian, 19241976 worked primarily as a poet until the age of 40, when he turned to the visual arts.
In the absence of work, rachel haidu argues that all of broodthaerss art is. Broodthaers, marcel marcel broodthaers artist page with links to monographs, museum exhibition catalogs, criticism, catalogues raisonnes, related. Available for purchase at it was purely by chance that i saw an excerpt of this booksellers catalogue. Broodthaers continued to invent ways to give material form to language while working across mediumspoetry, sculpture, painting, artists books, printmaking.
Marcel broodthaers exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography. Born 28 january 1924 brussels, belgium died 28 january 1976 nationality belgian livedworked worked in germany 196972, england 197276. Bekijk meer ideeen over coole kunst, mosselfeest en marcel duchamp. Marcel broodthaers artist bio and art for sale artspace. My clients are wide ranging from childrens book publishers, newspapers to advertising agencies. Advertising,graphic design,exhibition design,adobe indesign,adobe photoshop. Jan 05, 2016 in retrospect, the career of marcel broodthaers 192476 seems an unlikely one.
Marcel broodthaers filled his brief, 12year artistic career with more ideas and works than most artists manage in a lifetime. Marcel broodthaers james lee byars group show marian goodman gallery daily art fair login to dailyartfair. Essays by the exhibition organizers christophe cherix and manuel borjavillel, along with a host of major scholars, including benjamin h. Eric baudelaire marcel broodthaers dominique gonzalezfoerster pierre huyghe isaac julien 8 anri sala cindy sherman. Broodthaers was a belgian poet and artist who had a lifelong fascination with the work of the belgian surrealist, rene magritte. For the decors, broodthaers either used rented objects or collected and represented his own past work in new and flexible contexts. Marcel broodthaers and the art of the puton artnet news. Book of lists, kitab al fihrist, 2015, book edition 7 plus 1 ap grey board bound, 20 x 24 cm 8 sheets of which 4 text and 5 etching grey end papers hand bound and printed by the artist printed on fabriano satinato 200 grms text printed by walden studios. Selections from marcel broodthaerss artists books moma. The great belgian artist marcel broodthaers made some fascinating objects, and many of them are on view in the current moma. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
An accomplished poet, photographer, filmmaker, curator and artist, brusselsborn marcel broodthaers is known for his intelligent and illustrative works which often explore the relationships between language, images and objects. Marcel broodthaers, james lee byars marian goodman gallery daily art fair exhibition. Marcel broodthaers in 1974, on the eve of one of his last major exhibitionsat the museum of modern art, oxfordand just one year prior to his death, belgian surrealistconceptualistminimalist artist, photographer, filmmaker, debunker of museums and defrocked poet, marcel broodthaers proclaimed, i discovered nothing, not even america. Artist books tricia smout lettering and mixed media artist. Marcel broodthaers marge goldwater, michael compton, douglas crimp, bruce jenkins, martin mosebach on. Mar 17, 2016 the museum of modern arts retrospective of marcel broodthaers offers a template for how not to present conceptual art. Despondent after years of financially fruitless creative activity, at the end of 1963 broodthaers decided to become an artist and began to make objects. Selections from marcel broodthaers s artists books selection from pensebete memory aid, 1964 poetry book. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. This seventh number of the cahiers of the royal museums of fine arts of belgium was made for the exhibition marcel broodthaers organized by the royal museums of fine arts of belgium in brussels, from 2 july to 26 september 2010. Marcel broodthaers, james lee byars marian goodman gallery daily art fair. Basically, he decided one day in 1964 to become an artist after years of writing poetry and dabbling in art. In one of his most famous works, broodthaers mounted an exhibition as a single work titled musee dart moderne 1968. I visited his gallery in oahu and wished i had read his book before my visit.