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Fabrice Samyn

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Fabrice Samyn presents the first major monograph on the contemporary Belgian artist Fabrice Samyn (b. 1981), whose diverse practice spans painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and choreography. The book delves into Samyn's exploration of history and the passage of time, examining themes like representation, idolatry, iconoclasm, and ecology. Notably, his Sinai series (2010) transforms images of Greek sculpture necks into abstract landscapes. Featuring extensive illustrations and insightful essays by leading European philosophers and art historians, this volume offers a comprehensive understanding of Samyn's artistic oeuvre.
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The first major monograph on the work of contemporary Belgian artist Fabrice Samyn.

Contemporary Belgian artist Fabrice Samyn (b. 1981) works in a wide variety of media, including painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and recently choreography. His art engages with history and the passage of time, raising important questions about representation, idolatry, iconoclasm, and ecology in our contemporary world.

In the artist’s own words, β€œMy work attempts to reveal time, or rather natural phenomena of time (erosion for example) as creative.” One of his best-known series, β€œSinai” (2010), features photographic images of the necks of Greek sculptures, cropped and lit in such a way that they become abstract landscapes.

This book is the first to offer an in-depth exploration of the full scope of Samyn’s oeuvre. Copiously illustrated, the book also includes penetrating essays by prominent European philosophers and art historians.

Distributed for Mercatorfonds

Exhibition Schedule:

Gallerie Sies + Hoek, DΓΌsseldorf (2020)

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300250466

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 June 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 200 color + b-w illus.

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 241.0mm

Height: 295.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Vinciane Despret is a philosopher of science and associate professor at the University of Liege. Pascal Rousseau is professor of contemporary art history at the University of Paris I PanthΓ©on Sorbonne. Wivine de Traux is an art historian and art critic based in Brussels.

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