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Anne-James Chaton and Claude Closky's 'Mon père' in artpress 2

publication · 2026-04-23

The work 'Mon père' by Anne-James Chaton and Claude Closky was featured in artpress 2 issue n°26, themed 'MAC/VAL: Ce que l'art fait à la littérature' (August/September/October 2012). The piece lists items a son inherited from his father, including clothing, accessories, electronics, and furniture, presented as a poetic inventory.

Key facts

  • Published in artpress 2 n°26
  • Issue theme: 'MAC/VAL: Ce que l'art fait à la littérature'
  • Date: August/September/October 2012
  • Artists: Anne-James Chaton and Claude Closky
  • Title of work: 'Mon père'
  • Work is a list of inherited items
  • Items include: outdoor jacket, lightweight loafers, crumpled T-shirt, African shorts, reflex camera, Hemingway-style shirt, silk and wool scarf, anti-mosquito shirt, suit, braided belt, long-sleeve polo, digital camcorder, dog's anti-parasite collar, fleece sweatshirt, cotton/linen friction towel, pouf-bed, transatlantic shirt, apricot embellisher, microfiber shirt, pure cotton bed linen, terry towel, laptop, low-rise briefs, sofa, three-in-one parka, bob hat

Entities

Artists

  • Anne-James Chaton
  • Claude Closky

Institutions

  • artpress
  • MAC/VAL

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