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Louis De Cordier : Biblioteca del sol / met een tekst van Maarten Inghels; fotografie Louis de Cordier, Jan Ijäs.
Fine Arts Library N6973.D398 A6 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cordier, Louis de, 1978- artist.
- Inghels, Maarten, 1988- author.
- Language:
- Dutch
- Subjects (All):
- De Cordier, Louis.
- Caves in art.
- Herbaria.
- Art, Belgian.
- Conceptual art.
- Plato's cave (Allegory).
- Photography, Artistic.
- Local Subjects:
- De Cordier, Louis.
- Physical Description:
- 45 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Biblioteca del sol
- Place of Publication:
- Antwerpen : Ludion, 2019.
- Summary:
- The artist Louis De Cordier set out in 2010 to construct his Biblioteca Del Sol: an underground repository of thousands of books and seeds, to which he continues to add. Far away from volcanoes and nuclear power stations, the library is intended to preserve knowledge for future generations, even after an apocalyptic disaster. This little book documents the surroundings, building and use of the Biblioteca Del Sol. It includes a text by the author-poet Maarten Inghels together with Plato's famous Allegory of the Cave. The publication comprises an exclusive woodcut by Louis De Cordier, printed, signed and numbered by the artist
- The artist Louis De Cordier set out in 2010 to construct his Biblioteca Del Sol: an underground repository of thousands of books and seeds, to which he continues to add. Far away from volcanoes and nuclear power stations, the library is intended to preserve knowledge for future generations, even after an apocalyptic disaster. This little book documents the surroundings, building and use of the Biblioteca Del Sol. It includes a text by the author-poet Maarten Inghels together with Plato?s famous Allegory of the Cave.0The publication comprises an exclusive woodcut by Louis De Cordier, printed, signed and numbered by the artist.
- Notes:
- One of 200 signed and numbered copies
- Avery Classics (Offsite) copy: Woodcut number 117, bird image, printed in black
- ISBN:
- 9789493039087
- 9493039080
- OCLC:
- 1090685364
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