RECONSITITUTION by Christian Boltanski

Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1990, First edition, Heavy brown cardboard box with title printed in black on label pasted to lid, containing 18 items including multiple books, pamphlets, post cards, interviews, cut out news articles, and hand written letters from Christian Boltanski. Box measures 12-3/8 x 10-3/8 x 1-3/8 inches.

Very good+ or better contents in a very good box (COMPLETE: includes all of the 18 items as originally issued)

Published on the occasion of the 1990 exhibition, Christian Boltanski: Reconstitution at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, The Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven and at The Musee de Grenoble.

Highlighting Boltanski's ongoing reconstruction of his identity, this poignant and informative collection is both a self-portrait and a biographical assemblage that speaks to the evasive natures of memory and memorial.

Items included are:

Three soft cover catalogues:

[1] "Christian Boltanski: Reconstitution" exhibition catalogue, with essay by Lynn Gumpert, 40 pp., with numerous color and black and white illustrations, 12 x 9-5/8 inches;

[2] "Christian Boltanski 1944-90" catalogue of works, exhibitions and bibliography, 36 pp., with numerous black and white illustrations, 12 x 9-3/4 inches;

[3] "Christian Boltanski: an Interview with Georgia Marsh," 48 pp., with five black and white illustrations, 11-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches.

Five reprints of soft cover artist's books:

[4] "Reconstitution des gestes effectués par Christian Boltanski entre 1948 et 1954," 28 pp., with 7 black and white plates, 8-1/8 x 5-1/4 inches;

[5] "10 Portraits photographiques de Christian Boltanski 1946-1964," 24 pp., with 10 black and white plates, 8-1/4 x 5-5/8 inches;

[6] "Recherche et presentation de tout ce qui reste de mon enfance," 16 pp., with 8 black and white plates, 8-5/8 x 6-1/8 inches;

[7] "Inventaire des objets ayant appartenu a une femme des Bois-Colombes" 92 pp., with numerous black and white illustrations, 8-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches;

[8] "Saynetes Comiques" 32 pp., with 22 black and white illustrations, 8-1/4 x 11-5/8 inches.

Two facsimile letters:

[9] "lettre de demande d'aide";

[10] "Lettre aux conservateurs de Musee proposant le projet des inventaires."

Photocopied flyer:

[11] "Christian Boltanski a l'honneuer de vous faire ses offres de service,"

Exhibition invitation:

[12] "Dispersion a l'amiable".

Two black and white photographic cards:

[13] "Christian Boltanski a 5 ans 3 mois de distance";

[14] "Christian Boltanski et ses freres".

Three color postcards:

[15] "Image modèle (La régate), 1975;

[16] "Composition decorative," 1976;

[17] "Affiche," 1974.

Color poster:

[18] "L'Ange d'alliance," 1986.