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Altar to the Chases High School (Autel Chases)
Boltanski's installations, constructed from perishable materials such as photographs, discarded clothes, cardboard boxes, and candles, reflect an ambiguous interweaving of Jewish and Christian references; personal and collective memories; light and darkness. Death, memory, and childhood are his major themes, and they are presented by means of black-and-white photographs, particularly amateur snaps…
Creator
- Christian Boltanski
- Christian Boltanski
Type of item
- Photography
- Photography genre
Medium
- 4 gelatin silver prints in metal frames, 88 tin boxes, 4 lamps
Creator
- Christian Boltanski
- Christian Boltanski
Type of item
- Photography
- Photography genre
Medium
- 4 gelatin silver prints in metal frames, 88 tin boxes, 4 lamps
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights
- Gift of Shawn and Peter Leibowitz, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum, in memory of Charles and Rosalind Leibowitz and Leila Sharenow
Creation date
- 1987
- 1987
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/photography/ProvidedCHO/The Israel Museum, Jerusalem/202245
- 202245
Extent
- 223 x 238 cm overall
Year
- 1987
Providing country
- Israel
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2021-03-18T11:29:21.879Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-03-18T11:29:21.879Z