MARTIAL RAYSSE (1936-) Une forme de liberté (Magic Lantern),1969 Projector and glass plate with cut-out form, on black-painted wooden base, label: MR 003 on base and other label with title and signature. Annotation under the base: "Ferrero Nice 96". The glass plate, signed and dated 1969, slides into the projector and produces an image of a head, with the projector running. Projector: approx. 29 x 40 cm (48 x 40 x 17 cm) Base: 15 x 20 x 20 cm A copy of this series is in the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris and another in the collection of the Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain (MAMCO) in Geneva.

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