preparatory drawing/"certificate of authenticity" for "Monuments" installation; 21 elements consisting of a grid of 12 colored rectangles at bottom of each element (turquoise, yellow or grey), with rectangular element at top center of each with a sketch of a face, and three circles (lights) connected with lines (wires) drawn to bottom of sheet

%C2%A9 Christian Boltanski %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York %2F ADAGP%2C Paris

Preparatory drawing for "Monuments (Installation Salle Petriere)", 1986

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Born to a Corsican mother and Jewish father of Ukrainian heritage at the end of Germany’s hold over Paris in World War II, Christian Boltanski is a self-taught multi-media artist who works with found objects including old photographs, clothing, and phonebooks. Using these found objects, he creates dramatic installations that explore cultural and personal histories as well as the inconsistency of memory.

This work is the artist’s preparatory drawing for the 1986 Monuments (Installation Salle Petriere), a major installation by Boltanski in the Minneapolis Institute of Art's collection. In addition to documenting the details of the work’s multiple components, it serves as a certificate of authenticity for this unique work.

Details
Title
Preparatory drawing for "Monuments (Installation Salle Petriere)"
Artist Life
1944 - 2021
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2011.55
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preparatory drawing/"certificate of authenticity" for "Monuments" installation; 21 elements consisting of a grid of 12 colored rectangles at bottom of each element (turquoise, yellow or grey), with rectangular element at top center of each with a sketch of a face, and three circles (lights) connected with lines (wires) drawn to bottom of sheet

© Christian Boltanski / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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