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Description for 20061101
Hardback. Translator(s): Stoltzfus, Ben. Num Pages: 115 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 224 x 14. Weight in Grams: 653.
The Target is a two-part interarts study of Jasper Johns and Alain Robbe-Grillet. Stoltzfuss' translation of Robbe-Grillet's introduction in the catalogue to John's 1978 Pompidou show in Paris is followed by an essay comparing the works of the American Pop artist and the French new novelist and cinematographer. Fifty-eight illustrations (eight in color) from the show accompany the translation because these art works generated Robbe-Grillet's text, also entitled 'The Target.' Stoltzfuss' essay discusses Johns' art and Robbe-Grillet's metafiction in a postmodern context. Both men subvert cultural stereotypes and realism in art. Their works are self-reflexive and they call ... Read more
The Target is a two-part interarts study of Jasper Johns and Alain Robbe-Grillet. Stoltzfuss' translation of Robbe-Grillet's introduction in the catalogue to John's 1978 Pompidou show in Paris is followed by an essay comparing the works of the American Pop artist and the French new novelist and cinematographer. Fifty-eight illustrations (eight in color) from the show accompany the translation because these art works generated Robbe-Grillet's text, also entitled 'The Target.' Stoltzfuss' essay discusses Johns' art and Robbe-Grillet's metafiction in a postmodern context. Both men subvert cultural stereotypes and realism in art. Their works are self-reflexive and they call ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Target: Alain Robbe-Grillet and Jasper Johns
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
115
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611473209
SKU
V9781611473209
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Ref
99-15
About Hardback
Ben Stoltzfus is retired professor of comparative literature and creative writing from the University of California, Riverside.
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