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CHARTA/IRISH MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Alan Phelan: Fragile Absolutes
Foreword by Enrique Juncosa. Text by Seán Kissane, Dusan I. Bjelic, Medb Ruane, Tony White.
For this project, Irish artist Alan Phelan (born 1968) took italicized words from Slovenian philosopher Slavoj ?i?ek's Fragile Absolutes: Why is the Christian Legacy Worth Fighting For? and used them associatively towards 15 ideas for works realized in a variety of materials and processes, from handcarved marble to video and papier-mâché sculpture.
FORMAT: Hbk, 9.25 x 11 in. / 268 pgs / 207 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $75.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $90 ISBN: 9788881587636 PUBLISHER: Charta/Irish Museum of Modern Art AVAILABLE: 3/31/2010 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: No longer our product AVAILABILITY: Not available
Published by Charta/Irish Museum of Modern Art. Foreword by Enrique Juncosa. Text by Seán Kissane, Dusan I. Bjelic, Medb Ruane, Tony White.
For this project, Irish artist Alan Phelan (born 1968) took italicized words from Slovenian philosopher Slavoj ?i?ek's Fragile Absolutes: Why is the Christian Legacy Worth Fighting For? and used them associatively towards 15 ideas for works realized in a variety of materials and processes, from handcarved marble to video and papier-mâché sculpture.
