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The Museum That Did Not Exist: Daniel Buren
The Museum That Did Not Exist Daniel Buren Author:Bernard Blistene, Laurent Le Bon, Patrick Bouchain, Dorothea van Hantelmann A seminal exhibition by the artist Daniel Buren at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is recreated through photographs of the since-destroyed pieces and illuminating reflections by the exhibition s curator. Since the late 1960s Daniel Buren has been challenging the traditional methods of presenting art through museums and — galleries. Through his conce... more »ptual works Buren audaciously argues that the art and its viewing environment are both
inextricable and antithetical. This beautiful volume takes readers on a tour of a spectacular exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The photographs depict Buren s employment of the museum as a whole. The pieces, which he destroyed immediately after the exhibition closed, included hundreds of
open cubes, mirrors, banners, and even a car park. Also featured are fascinating, behind-the-scenes accounts of the installation by the curator, Buren s own pre-exhibition sketches, ideas, and
floor plans, and perceptive essays that capture the significance of Buren s daring achievement.« less