Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection... by Leanne Shapton

In Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris-a very different yet equally original book-she invites us to contemplate what is truly valuable, and to consider the art we make of our private lives. In an earlier work, Was She Pretty?, Shapton, a talented artist and illustrator, subtly explored the seemingly simple yet powerfully complicated nature of sexual jealousy. And a love story, in all its tenderness and struggle, emerges from the evidence that has been left behind, laid out for us to appraise and appreciate. Graphic Novels Buy new: 19.95 FREE delivery Friday, May 5 on your first order Or fastest delivery Wednesday, May 3. this statement rings especially true after seeing the. From first meeting to final separation, the progress and rituals of intimacy are revealed through the couple's accumulated relics and memorabilia. canadian artist leanne shapton prefaces her latest project by pointing out, that ‘auction catalogs can tell you a lot about a person’. Through photographs of the couple's personal effects - the usual auction items (jewelry, fine art, and rare furniture) and the seemingly worthless (pajamas, Post-it notes, worn paperbacks) - the story of a failed love affair vividly (and cleverly) emerges. In Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris a very different yet equally original bookshe invites us to contemplate what is truly valuable, and to consider the art we make of our private lives. In Leanne Shapton's marvelously inventive and invented auction catalog, the 325 lots up for auction are what remain from the relationship between Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris (who aren't real people, but might as well be). Think of the collections of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Truman Capote, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Science Fiction & Fantasy - Available NowĪ love story told in the form of an auction catalog.Īuction catalogs can tell you a lot about a person - their passions and vanities, peccadilloes and aesthetics their flush years and lean.Armchair Explorers for Children and Teens.

Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection... by Leanne Shapton