ROBERT WILSON FROM WITHIN
Edited by Margery Arent Safir
Perhaps the world's foremost avant-garde theatre artist, Robert Wilson (born 1941) ranges across opera, stage works, lighting design, video and even furniture design in his pursuit of astounding Gesamtkunstwerk creations; Susan Sontag wrote of his career that 'it has the signature of a major artistic creation. I can’t think of any body of work as large or as influential.' Among Wilson’s numerous eminent collaborators are Tom Waits, William Burroughs and David Byrne. His legendary operatic collaboration with composer Philip Glass, Einstein on the Beach, upended conventions of traditional operatic form, and he has also left his mark on masterworks from The Magic Flute to Pélleas et Melisande.
The book Robert Wilson From Within celebrates the singular achievements of this 'total artist,' from his earliest works to his upcoming work The Life and Death of Marina Abramović. World renowned artists, composers, actors, writers, theatre directors, costume designers, scenographers, scholars, and curators give their perspectives on Wilson’s work and on working with Wilson. This lavishly illustrated book also boasts a unique selection of personal images that have inspired Robert Wilson and which he chose specifically for this book.
Among the contributors are: Marina Abramović, Laurie Anderson, Serge von Arx, Pierre Bergé, Anne Bogart, Charles Chemin, Daniel Conrad, Gao Xingjian, Phillip Glass, Sacha Goldman, Jonathan Harvey, Isabelle Huppert, Stefan Kurt, Joseph V. Melillo, Jessye Norman, Ivan Nagel, Marc Robinson, John Rockwell, Jacques Reynaud, Viktor & Rolf, Jörn Weisbrodt, and Rufus Wainwright
Edited by Margery Arent Safir
Perhaps the world's foremost avant-garde theatre artist, Robert Wilson (born 1941) ranges across opera, stage works, lighting design, video and even furniture design in his pursuit of astounding Gesamtkunstwerk creations; Susan Sontag wrote of his career that 'it has the signature of a major artistic creation. I can’t think of any body of work as large or as influential.' Among Wilson’s numerous eminent collaborators are Tom Waits, William Burroughs and David Byrne. His legendary operatic collaboration with composer Philip Glass, Einstein on the Beach, upended conventions of traditional operatic form, and he has also left his mark on masterworks from The Magic Flute to Pélleas et Melisande.
The book Robert Wilson From Within celebrates the singular achievements of this 'total artist,' from his earliest works to his upcoming work The Life and Death of Marina Abramović. World renowned artists, composers, actors, writers, theatre directors, costume designers, scenographers, scholars, and curators give their perspectives on Wilson’s work and on working with Wilson. This lavishly illustrated book also boasts a unique selection of personal images that have inspired Robert Wilson and which he chose specifically for this book.
Among the contributors are: Marina Abramović, Laurie Anderson, Serge von Arx, Pierre Bergé, Anne Bogart, Charles Chemin, Daniel Conrad, Gao Xingjian, Phillip Glass, Sacha Goldman, Jonathan Harvey, Isabelle Huppert, Stefan Kurt, Joseph V. Melillo, Jessye Norman, Ivan Nagel, Marc Robinson, John Rockwell, Jacques Reynaud, Viktor & Rolf, Jörn Weisbrodt, and Rufus Wainwright
Published by Sylph Editions and the Arts Arena Publication Series
ISBN 978-09565092-0-8 Hardback
25 x 30cm, 224 pages with more than 80 colour and b/w images
FORTHCOMING NOVEMBER 2010
£35/€38/$50
