Ebook: Thomas Hirschhorn: Deleuze Monument
Author: Anna Dezeuze
- Tags: Hirschhorn Thomas. -- Deleuze Monument. Deleuze Gilles -- 1925-1995 -- Monuments -- France -- Avignon. Interactive art -- France -- Avignon. ART -- History -- General.
- Series: One Work Series
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Afterall Books
- Language: English
- epub
"Thomas Hirschhorn's Deleuze monument was conceived for 'La beauté' in Avignon in 2000. It comprised four elements: a rock inscribed with a quotation, an altar, a monumental sculpture and a library including books by and about Deleuze. Located in the Cité Champfleury, outside Avignon's historical walls, Deleuze monument embodied Hirschhorn's desire to put his work 'in a difficult situation' between reality, Read more...
Abstract: "Thomas Hirschhorn's Deleuze monument was conceived for 'La beauté' in Avignon in 2000. It comprised four elements: a rock inscribed with a quotation, an altar, a monumental sculpture and a library including books by and about Deleuze. Located in the Cité Champfleury, outside Avignon's historical walls, Deleuze monument embodied Hirschhorn's desire to put his work 'in a difficult situation' between reality, politics and aesthetics, and marks a significant turning point in his approach to producing and maintaining public works"--Page 4 of cover