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86 - JAN ŠVANKMAJER (CZECH / BOHEMIAN 1934) - Monograph "Dimensions of Dialogue / Between Film and Fine Art" in a Preferred Artist's Slipcase with an Original Three-Dimensional Tactile Object / Assemblage "Something Gooey" (2013)
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JAN ŠVANKMAJER (CZECH / BOHEMIAN 1934) - Monograph "Dimensions of Dialogue / Between Film and Fine Art" in a Preferred Artist's Slipcase with an Original Three-Dimensional Tactile Object / Assemblage "Something Gooey" (2013) *** DESCRIPTION OF THE LOT: *** Date: 2013 Technique: (concept and texts: František Dryje, Bertrand Schmitt, Ivo Purš; graphic design: Pavel Zelenka) Dimensions: 30 × 22 × 11 cm (A4+ size book with 508 pages) Signature: handwritten and dated in white: "J. Š. 2013" Note: publisher: Arbor vitae in cooperation with Athanor Studio, Řevnice/Prague (2012), ISBN 978-80-7467-015-2 Lot information: An extraordinary gallery and bibliophile gem of modern Czech surrealism. A fundamental, monumental 508-page monograph mapping the life-long work of Jan Švankmajer (published on the occasion of the retrospective exhibition of the same name at the House at the Stone Bell in Prague), adjusted to a unique author's collector's case conceived as a distinctive Švankmajer three-dimensional object. The object on the front of the case is based on Švankmajer's key theoretical and creative concept of tactilism (haptic art) and his fascination with the memories of materials, textures and organic shapes. The inscription "something gooey" directly refers to the author's legendary surrealist haptic poems, tactile fetishes and assemblages exploring the emotions of touch, resistance and fascination. The case serves both as a protective box for the book and as a hanging or free-standing gallery three-dimensional object. These author's preferred cassettes were produced in strictly limited, custom quantities for the most important collectors of the author's work. __________________________________________________________________________ Bidders are obliged to inform themselves about the condition of the lots before the auction, subsequent complaints will not be taken into account. This is an automatically generated English translation from the original Czech text using deepl.com and is intended for reference only – it does not constitute a legally binding statement of the lot's properties. Please note that we can only guarantee the accuracy of the description and condition as stated in the original Czech version.
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