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kunstenaarsboeken uit de jaren '80 [artists' books from the 80s]
Lothar Baumgarten - Tierra de los perros mudos, 1985
Book
, 25 x 17. 5 cm, language : German, editor : Els Barents, publisher : Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, ISBN : 90-6402-0191
Ink, paper
'Tierra de los Perros mudos' (= land van de stomme honden.)
When Christopher Columbus conquered the New World in 1492, he was aware that the dogs were dumb , could not bark .
The 12 b/w illustrations are from the artists's stay with the Yanomami Indians in the Upper Orinoco Region, Venezuela, 1978-1979; the 6 color illustrations are photographs of his work in sculpture and painting. Published in conjunction with his exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum.
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