Vieceli & Cremers - The end of books furniture by Alan Licht

by Alan Licht

the philosopher BRUNO LATOUR tells TOBIAS RAPP

l’adjectif « canonique » qualifie des objets qui semblent être naturels et instinctifs et qui permettent de faciliter des manipulations ultérieures

a succession of encounters at the heart of contemporary artistic practices

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Vieceli & Cremers - The end of books furniture by Alan LichtThere is no death of the book! The book, spiritual instrument (le livre, instrument spirituel): This is the title of a chapter of Quant au livre (Concerning the Book). This poetic homage to the book comes from the French poet Stphane Mallarm. The unusual formulation reflects the special charisma and significance of this object. For a book is not merely dead matter! In occidental philosophy, for example, the book is also a symbol for the world. But