Paying No Attention I Notice Everything
Robert Walser and the Visual Arts
Madeleine Schuppli (Editor), Thomas Schmutz (Editor), Reto Sorg (Editor)
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About the book
German, English
- ISBN: 978-3-7165-1796-3
- Pages: 172
- Binding: Softcover
- Published: 5/2014
- Illustrations: 70 illustrations
- Dimensions: 21 x 27 cm
Arts in dialogue with the writer Robert Walser
Robert Walser (1878–1956) is considered one of the most important writers of the modern age. His extensive work and life as an outsider have not only fascinated readers and writers from all over the world, but have also increasingly captured the imagination of visual artists, demonstrating his inspiring force and the great variety of works it has given rise to.
He was strongly influenced by the art of his age, which reflects the same early 20th-century conflicts between the city and country and between tradition and modernism that are movingly described in his texts. This publication brings together historical and contemporary pictorial worlds in a way that yields new perspectives on different aspects of Robert Walser and his work.
Editor
Madeleine Schuppli
Madeleine Schuppli, born in 1965, studied art history at the Universities of Geneva, Hamburg and Zurich. She received her MAS in Cultural Management from the University of Basel.
Editor
Thomas Schmutz
Thomas Schmutz, born in 1968, studied art history, political science and media studies in Bern, Basel and Chapel Hill (North Carolina, USA), and published his dissertation: “Das Material der Malerei. Handbücher für Künstler und Amateure 1780 bis 1850”.
Editor
Reto Sorg
Reto Sorg, born in 1960, studied German language and literature, history and art history at the University of Bern and the Freie Universität Berlin.