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Ex Libris for the The Brooklyn Museum (two plates); [Wittgenstein]; [Goethe]; and [Nietzsche]
Joseph Kosuth's *Ex Libris for the Brooklyn Museum* exemplifies his signature conceptual approach, presenting language itself as the primary medium and subject of the work. Drawing on the philosophical and literary legacies of Wittgenstein, Goethe, and Nietzsche, Kosuth invites viewers to engage with text as both image and idea, blurring the boundaries between art, knowledge, and meaning. Produced in limited editions and signed in pencil or ink, these bookplate prints reflect Kosuth's enduring investigation into the relationship between words, context, and representation.
- Medium
- All signed and numbered 85/100, 63/100, 51/60, 55/60 and `A.P. #7 of 10' in pencil or ink,
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions & Works on Paper
October 17, 2017
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