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Mark Geffriaud
The Curve of Forgotten Things
2012
Book, 14.5 x 22.5 cm, 64 p, language: English, publisher: Book Works, ISBN: 978-1906012335.
Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. B 2024/690).
Literary synopsis
A preface introducing the reader to the moment when he/she will have finished the book. A postface calling back to memory the expectations of the reader as he/she opened the book. A face to face interview with Italian linguist-anthropologist Maurizio Gnerre about a ceremonial visiting dialogue among Jivaro Indians, during which visitor and host would stare at each other and speak at the same time.
Relation of the novel to the artist’s practice
The novel is part of an ongoing project by Mark Geffriaud based on hospitality and the performative use of language.
Authorship: Artist Author.
Creative Strategy: Artwork-Novel Parallel Lives, Reading Performance.
Genre: Interview, Plain Fiction.
Publishing: Art Books Publishing House.
Theme: Hospitality, Performative Language.
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Exhibitions & Ensembles
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ARTWORK BECOMES A NOVEL?
Exhibition , M HKA, Antwerp , 07 December 2012 - 21 April 2013
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Book Lovers 4.0 (Pop-up Bookstore)
Exhibition , De Appel Arts Centre, Amsterdam , 28 January 2014 - 02 February 2014
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The Preparation of the Novel (Book Lovers 5.0)
Exhibition , Fabra i Coats - Centre d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona , 18 July 2014 - 05 September 2014
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The Book Lovers – A Project about Artist Novels
Exhibition , The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York , 25 January 2013 - 09 March 2013
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The Artist's Novel
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