In 1970, Belgian artist and poet Marcel Broodthaers (1924–76) created several films—including Une Seconde d’Éternité d’après une idée de Charles Baudelaire, or "A Second of Eternity According to an Idea of Charles Baudelaire"—in which he updated the 19th-century poet’s ideas of creativity and narcissism for the age of cinema. Broodthaers created the film using animation, tracing the strokes of his signature on 24 frames of film (one per second), opening the camera shutter every time that he changed or manipulated the image. The artist toys with the idea of a signature: typically the artist’s guarantee of a work’s completion and authenticity, here the signature is notable for the absence of work it accompanies. This volume, formatted as a paperback flipbook, is the perfect companion to and interpretation of the acclaimed film.
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FORMAT: Pbk, 4.75 x 2.75 in. / 160 pgs / 69 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $18.95 LIST PRICE: CANADA $26.5 ISBN: 9783863358075 PUBLISHER: Koenig Books AVAILABLE: 1/26/2016 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AU/NZ AFR
Marcel Broodthaers: Une Seconde d'Éternité Flipbook
Published by Koenig Books.
In 1970, Belgian artist and poet Marcel Broodthaers (1924–76) created several films—including Une Seconde d’Éternité d’après une idée de Charles Baudelaire, or "A Second of Eternity According to an Idea of Charles Baudelaire"—in which he updated the 19th-century poet’s ideas of creativity and narcissism for the age of cinema. Broodthaers created the film using animation, tracing the strokes of his signature on 24 frames of film (one per second), opening the camera shutter every time that he changed or manipulated the image. The artist toys with the idea of a signature: typically the artist’s guarantee of a work’s completion and authenticity, here the signature is notable for the absence of work it accompanies. This volume, formatted as a paperback flipbook, is the perfect companion to and interpretation of the acclaimed film.
