Cyprien Gaillard
The Recovery of Discovery
texts by Hal Foster, Susanne Pfeffer, Marion von Osten

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Author(s)

Hal Foster, Susanne Pfeffer, Marion von Osten

Publication

Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2012

Scope

84 Pages, illustrated, 36 cm.

ISBN

9783863352059

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This catalogue which is published on the occasion of the exhibition “Cyprien Gaillard. The Recovery of Discovery” at KW Institute of Contemporary Art in Berlin, depicts the gradual destruction of the sculpture. Preserving a monument goes hand in hand with destroying it. In order to preserve architecture, cultural monuments and relics, they are often relocated, allowing urban displacement to arise – leading to the disappearance of the concept of autonomous geography and archeology. The dislocation of a monument does not only alter the history of its original location, but also leads to a radical re-interpretation of the monument itself.

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Person as subject

Cyprien Gaillard

Keywords

art in public space , architecture , monuments

Location

Cabinet 3 - 3: Kunstenaars

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