An Atlas of Clichés. Peter Fischli and David Weiss’ Visible World
To produce the Visible World series, Peter Fischli and David Weiss took, during their travels around the world, a vast number of photographs resembling those taken by tourists on holiday. These pictures function as “clichés” in both senses of the French term. Via their banality and their quantity, t...
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| description | To produce the Visible World series, Peter Fischli and David Weiss took, during their travels around the world, a vast number of photographs resembling those taken by tourists on holiday. These pictures function as “clichés” in both senses of the French term. Via their banality and their quantity, the photographs reflect a form of universal assent to the beauty of the world, all while serving as a reminder of the fragility of the planet. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d42a66d05c93458db3e9bb80ac910aec2023-08-30T12:13:04ZengFigura, Centre de recherche sur le texte et l'imaginaireCaptures2371-19302023-01-018110.7202/1102710arAn Atlas of Clichés. Peter Fischli and David Weiss’ Visible WorldDanièle MéauxTo produce the Visible World series, Peter Fischli and David Weiss took, during their travels around the world, a vast number of photographs resembling those taken by tourists on holiday. These pictures function as “clichés” in both senses of the French term. Via their banality and their quantity, the photographs reflect a form of universal assent to the beauty of the world, all while serving as a reminder of the fragility of the planet.https://doi.org/10.7202/1102710arPhotographyContemporary artBooksInstallationsClichésPhotographieArt contemporainLivreInstallationCliché |
| spellingShingle | Danièle Méaux An Atlas of Clichés. Peter Fischli and David Weiss’ Visible World Captures Photography Contemporary art Books Installations Clichés Photographie Art contemporain Livre Installation Cliché |
| title | An Atlas of Clichés. Peter Fischli and David Weiss’ Visible World |
| title_full | An Atlas of Clichés. Peter Fischli and David Weiss’ Visible World |
| title_fullStr | An Atlas of Clichés. Peter Fischli and David Weiss’ Visible World |
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| title_short | An Atlas of Clichés. Peter Fischli and David Weiss’ Visible World |
| title_sort | atlas of cliches peter fischli and david weiss visible world |
| topic | Photography Contemporary art Books Installations Clichés Photographie Art contemporain Livre Installation Cliché |
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