Absolute Abstraction Merges With Absolute Realism
Book release on the occasion of the exhibition Elias Wessel: Die Summe meiner Daten – Digitalisierung, Überwachung, Identität first published 2018 by the Kunstverein Speyer e. V. and Phoebe Verlag New York, with kind support by the Foundation Rhineland-Palatinate for Culture.
Book publication Elias Wessel. Die Summe meiner Daten – Digitalisierung, Überwachung, Identität. Cover and book-slipcase (all images © Elias Wessel, Phoebe Verlag New York and VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2018)
The publication includes a greeting by Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate Malu Dreyer, a preface by Klaus Fresenius, Director Kunstverein Speyer e. V. and an essay by Dr. Jenny Graser, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Städel Museum Frankfurt am Main. Concept by the artist; Layout by CPE, New York; Lectured by Lilo Wessel; Printed by Nino Druck on Metapaper Extrasmooth White 150g; Binding and slipcase Josef Spinner Großbuchbinderei; ISBN 978-3-00-061315-9 (all images courtesy the artist, Phoebe Verlag and Kunstverein Speyer e.V.)
Book publication Elias Wessel. Die Summe meiner Daten – Digitalisierung, Überwachung, Identität: 148 pages with sophisticated Swiss brochure binding
Book publication Elias Wessel. Die Summe meiner Daten – Digitalisierung, Überwachung, Identität: Content page
Book publication Elias Wessel. Die Summe meiner Daten – Digitalisierung, Überwachung, Identität includes an essay by Dr. Jenny Graser, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Städel Museum Frankfurt am Main
Image of the artwork: Die Summe meiner Daten – On Series, No. 3, 2017
Image of the artwork Die Summe meiner Daten – On Series, No. 8, 2017
Image of the artwork Die Summe meiner Daten – Off Series, No. 21, 2017. To view the landscape format images of the entire Off Series the book has to be turned counterclockwise – just like viewing it on a digital device
Image of the artwork Die Summe meiner Daten – B/W Series, No. 3, 2017
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