Things, a history of still life.
Lienart, Louvre editions.| N° d'inventaire | 25965 |
| Format | 25 x 29 |
| Détails | 448 p., numerous color illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782359063837 |
This catalog is a wonderful dive into the heart of things since the beginnings of humanity.
Artists were the first to take things seriously. They represented them in a variety of ways. They made them vivid and interesting by highlighting their form, their meaning, their power, their charm. They grasped their ability to make us imagine, think, believe, doubt, dream, and act.
Their representations show that the boundary between what is a thing and what is not, between the living and the non-living, is constantly shifting. Things speak of themselves and of us united in the same world.
Through their inspired texts, more than two hundred authors bring us into the unique world of things. The chosier, composed of contemporary texts and drawings,
offers us a panorama of the sensibilities of our time, where all knowledge is invited: art history, history, philosophy, literature, poetry, law, economics, gastronomy, design or botany. Under the guise of talking about things, this work tells us a lot about ourselves.
This catalog is a wonderful dive into the heart of things since the beginnings of humanity.
Artists were the first to take things seriously. They represented them in a variety of ways. They made them vivid and interesting by highlighting their form, their meaning, their power, their charm. They grasped their ability to make us imagine, think, believe, doubt, dream, and act.
Their representations show that the boundary between what is a thing and what is not, between the living and the non-living, is constantly shifting. Things speak of themselves and of us united in the same world.
Through their inspired texts, more than two hundred authors bring us into the unique world of things. The chosier, composed of contemporary texts and drawings,
offers us a panorama of the sensibilities of our time, where all knowledge is invited: art history, history, philosophy, literature, poetry, law, economics, gastronomy, design or botany. Under the guise of talking about things, this work tells us a lot about ourselves.