{"product_id":"tacita-dean-tacita-dean-9783906315140","title":"Tacita Dean: Antigone: An Artists Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDocumenting Tacita Dean's new film work on the many resonances of Sophocles' drama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTacita Dean's (born 1965) \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) is an hour-long 35mm anamorphic film, and is the most complex work to date by the British-European artist. The name of this work combines the artist's personal history with the mythological world order: Antigone is the heroine in the eponymous drama by the Greek poet Sophocles, and is also the name of Tacita Dean's older sister. The name creates a double bond full of ambivalences and is the reason for Dean's exploration of the character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe leitmotif of the work is blindness: \u003ci\u003eAntigone\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around fundamental questions of foresight and destiny, seeing and not seeing, and metaphorical blindness as a necessity for artistic work. It is also a thoroughly analogue work: Dean assembled the film images, which appear like collages, with and inside the camera using sophisticated stencils and multiple exposures. The result of this experimental project is both a pioneering achievement and a masterpiece. The book documents the narrative of the making and impact of this work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tacita Dean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3906315142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783906315140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurenz Foundation, Schaulager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.13h x 8.43w x 0.63d","brand":"Tacita Dean","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043466211583,"sku":"9783906315140","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b7b0e83-5598-452a-8e01-7fee08a2dc34.jpg?v=1684967318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tacita-dean-tacita-dean-9783906315140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}