The Absence of Work: Marcel Broodthaers, 1964-1976

(Part of the October Books Series)

by Rachel Haidu

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A provocative investigation of Marcel Broodthaers's work as a reflection on the uses and abuses of language.

In 1964, at age forty, Marcel Broodthaers (1924-1976) proclaimed that his years of writing poetry--of being "good for nothing," in his words--were over, and a brief but dazzling artistic career began. Considered a founding father of institutional critique, Broodthaers created hundreds of objects, books, films, photographs and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262525097

ISBN13:9780262525091

Release Date:September 2013

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:357 Pages

Weight:1.89 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 7.0" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Art Arts, Music & Photography

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