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Macha Makeieff's Homage to Domestic Objects in New Book

publication · 2026-04-23

Macha Makeieff, co-creator of the Deschiens with Jérôme Deschamps, has published 'Nouveau Bréviaire pour une fin de siècle', a book of images dedicated to objects that have traversed a recent era. With undisguised compassion, she pays tribute to everything that may one day end up in a mass grave of design, belonging to the domestic sphere.

Key facts

  • Macha Makeieff is co-author with Jérôme Deschamps of the Deschiens.
  • The book is titled 'Nouveau Bréviaire pour une fin de siècle'.
  • It is a book of images.
  • It focuses on objects from a recent era.
  • The objects are domestic in nature.
  • The book shows compassion for these objects.
  • The objects may end up in a 'mass grave of design'.
  • The source is artpress.com from March 1, 1999.

Entities

Artists

  • Macha Makeieff
  • Jérôme Deschamps

Institutions

  • artpress

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