Melanie Smith: Xilitla Contributor(s): Smith, Melanie, Oles, James (Text by (Art, Photo Books)), Disirens, Corinne (Text by (Art, Photo Books)) |
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ISBN: 8415118449 ISBN-13: 9788415118442 Publisher: Rm OUR PRICE: $58.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - Artists' Books |
Dewey: 777.8 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8" W x 11.2" (1.10 lbs) 87 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Xilitla is the name of a film presented by British-born, Mexico City-based artist Melanie Smith (born 1965) at the 54th Venice Biennial in 2011. The film--and this exceptionally handsome accompanying book--documents Las Pozas, the extraordinary Surrealist palace and gardens built by Edward James in Xilitla, Mexico, from 1945 until his death in 1984. |