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In an extraordinary total installation, Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger have addressed the motif and significance of the dance of death. On the site of a former cemetery, the original location of Basel's Dance of Death, which was destroyed in 805, they implemented a market situation that coni...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | German English |
| Language Notes: | Parallel English and German text. |
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Basel :
Christoph Merian Verlag,
[2017]
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| Edition: | 1. Auflage. |
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| Summary: | In an extraordinary total installation, Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger have addressed the motif and significance of the dance of death. On the site of a former cemetery, the original location of Basel's Dance of Death, which was destroyed in 805, they implemented a market situation that conincided with the Basel Autumn Fair. They invited artists from very different domains to create images, urns, models and performances. Each market stall and each offering presented a unique view of death. This richly illustrated publication reproduces manifestations, thoughts and documents pertaining to the dance of death and its significance to society. |
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| Physical Description: | 192 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9783856168315 3856168311 |