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Fragments/Bruchstücke / Rayyane Tabet.

By: Tabet, Rayyane, 1983-Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, German Publication details: Beirut, Lebanon : Kaph Books, ©2018. Edition: 1st edDescription: 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9786148035036Subject(s): Oppenheim, Max, Freiherr von, 1860-1946 -- Exhibitions | Tabet, Rayyane, 1983- -- Exhibitions | Antiquities in art -- Exhibitions | Excavations (Archaeology) in art -- ExhibitionsLOC classification: N7276.8.T33 | T33 2018Abstract: Growing up, I ate lunch with my maternal grandparents every other Sunday. They lived in a large, cold apartment and showed their affection in a restrained manner; so I spent most of my time sitting in a chair trying to behave.' This first sentence from Rayyane Tabet's performance 'Dear Victoria' marks the start of an artistic project and quest, based on a family story. A spy story? The book "Fragments" was designed by the artist as an installation, coupled with a performance, and is inspired by a family legend about Rayyane Tabet's great-grand-father. The book accompanies an exhibition which travelled from the Kunstverein in Hamburg to Beirut.
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Growing up, I ate lunch with my maternal grandparents every other Sunday. They lived in a large, cold apartment and showed their affection in a restrained manner; so I spent most of my time sitting in a chair trying to behave.' This first sentence from Rayyane Tabet's performance 'Dear Victoria' marks the start of an artistic project and quest, based on a family story. A spy story? The book "Fragments" was designed by the artist as an installation, coupled with a performance, and is inspired by a family legend about Rayyane Tabet's great-grand-father. The book accompanies an exhibition which travelled from the Kunstverein in Hamburg to Beirut.

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