Locus Solus: Impressions of Raymond Roussel
Published on the occasion of French writer Raymond Roussel's (1877–1933) 2012 retrospective exhibition at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, and the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, Porto. His poems, theoretical exercises and plays, though not widely celebrated during his lifetime, went on to have a profound impact on 20th-century artmaking, inspiring generations of conceptual, Surrealist, avant-garde and performance artists, including figures as notable as Marcel Duchamp and André Breton.
Archival materials, combined with an extensive selection of artworks and writings by prominent artists and thinkers engaging with Roussel’s work, including Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst and Michel Foucault, provide a comprehensive and encyclopedic view of his legacy, illuminating his lasting impact on art and his ability to bridge visual and conceptual practices through literature. Out of print. Item #2105.
Condition: Very Good, with tiny corner bumps to top and bottom right corners of front cover and bottom two corners of back cover; two small 1.5" brown stains along left edge of back cover.
Price: $140.00