Érika Wicky's 'Les Paradoxes du détail' Examines Photography's Role in Seeing and Knowing
Érika Wicky's book 'Les Paradoxes du détail. Voir, savoir, représenter à l'ère de la photographie' was published by Presses Universitaires de Rennes in the 'Æsthetica' collection. Reviewed in artpress n°435 (July–August 2016, p. 80), the work explores the paradoxical nature of detail in the age of photography, long before Marcel Duchamp's famous assertion that 'it is the viewers who make the paintings.'
Key facts
- Book title: 'Les Paradoxes du détail. Voir, savoir, représenter à l'ère de la photographie'
- Author: Érika Wicky
- Publisher: Presses Universitaires de Rennes
- Collection: 'Æsthetica'
- Reviewed in: artpress n°435
- Publication date: July–August 2016
- Page: 80
- References Marcel Duchamp's quote about viewers making paintings
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Artists
- Marcel Duchamp
Institutions
- Presses Universitaires de Rennes
- artpress
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