9781878283535

Book Description: Paperback. Paperback.Width: 18 cm. Height: 24cm. 58 pages. English text. Bookseller Inventory # 5279

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Book Description: PaceWildenstein, New York City, New York, 1995. Pictorial Softcover. Book Condition: Fine. Not Given. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "Condo gives us the myth of the artist and his creations: of Pygmalion having his wish fulfilled-the miracle of art brings the dead statue-machine to life. It is also the myth of postmodernism: Machines can live, independently of thier masters, yet we are all machines, eager for a master to program and run us. The Puppets-the artist's works-outsmart their master because they are, unexpectedly, more primitive than him. The Psychoanalytic Puppeteer and the Magician are sophisticated, unique human beings compared to their impulsive, unhuman puppets, but the demonic puppets are sophisticated artificial constructions as well as primitively real. The tension between the knowing master and the metaphysical mannequin that he creates, breathes life into, is the emotional core of the allegorical tall tale which Condo's pictures are. It remains unresolved in his pictures, as it should be, because it remains unresolved in the artificial reality that we have created but are clearly not master of." {Donald Kuspit}. This book has 58 pages and is profusely illustrated. Overall, a FINE copy of this VERY SCARCE 1995 EXHIBIT BOOKLET. Bookseller Inventory # 059285

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