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Norman Leto
Sailor
2010
Media
Book, 11.6 x 16.5 cm, 297 p, language: Polish, publisher: 40.000 Stowarzyszenie 40 000 Malarzy/Galeria Kolonie, Warsaw, ISBN: 978-83-928864-3-3.
Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. B 2024/839).
Literary synopsis
Anti-hero, Norman himself, struggles with too scientific perception of ongoing reality. The protagonist suffers Asperger’s syndrome, which strongly influences the background love-story.
Relation of the novel to the artist’s practice
The book is part of a diptych, which also includes a full-feature movie called Sailor, shown on many international film festivals.
Authorship: Artist Author.
Creative Strategy: Artworks Cite Novel.
Genre: Memoir.
Publishing: Publishing House.
Theme: Art World, Socio-Political Critic, Subjective Experience.
Artist
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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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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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 Artist's Novel
Ensemble