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Henry Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal
 
 

Henry Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal (ハードカバー)

by John M. MacGregor (著)
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Henry Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal is a generously illustrated book that represents the culmination of more than a decade of research into the enigmatic artist's life and work by world renowned outsider art expert John MacGregor. The long awaited monograph is MacGregor’s first English-language publication on Henry Darger and the most comprehensive critical investigation of Darger’s writings and illustrations available in any language.

Henry Darger was born in Chicago in 1892. Shortly before his death in 1973, his landlord, Chicago artist Nathan Lerner, made a startling discovery in his tenant’s room: the history of another world in fifteen volumes, In the Realms of the Unreal—at 15,145 type-written pages, possibly the longest work of fiction ever written. In startlingly vivid detail, Darger’s Realms recounted the role of seven sisters, known as the Vivian Girls, in a violent conflict over child enslavement on an unnamed planet. Amidst the refuse, Lerner also found three huge bound volumes of brightly colored illustrations for the work, many painted on both sides and some over twelve feet in length. In the decades since his death, Darger’s alternate universe has attracted the intense interest of collectors, critics, and scholars around the world. His illustrations and writings have been the subject of major museum exhibitions in Europe and North America.



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Henry Darger is not yet a household name, however it may become one soon. Darger is considered to be the most important figure in the emerging field of Outsider Art—the name given to work by self-taught and often mentally disturbed or otherwise marginal artists. Henry Darger: In the Realms of the Unreal is an affordable, accessible, and comprehensive selection of illustrations, images, and texts drawn from the elusive artist’s darkly imaginative private world. John MacGregor’s accompanying text breathes crucial insight into Darger’s life and work and sheds new light on the artist’s disturbing visions. This book is destined to become a milestone of both art historical and psychoanalytic literature.

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  • ハードカバー: 720 pages
  • Publisher: Delano Greenidge Editions; illustrated edition edition (2002/01)
  • Language: 英語, 英語, 英語
  • ISBN-10: 0929445155
  • ISBN-13: 978-0929445151
  • Release Date: 2002/01
  • Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.3 x 2 inches
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.jp Sales Rank: #185,121 in 洋書 (See Bestsellers in 洋書)

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    #790 in  洋書 > Arts & Photography > Design & Decorative Arts > Graphic Design > Graphic Arts
    #1850 in  洋書 > Arts & Photography > Schools, Periods & Styles
    #11299 in  洋書 > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary

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4.0 out of 5 stars あわてて今回入手, 2007/5/28
2003年前半に半年間サンタモニカに住んでいたとき、近所の巨大な美術書専門書店で座り読みしていた本書は、2002年に刊行されたばかりのハードカバーで上質紙使っているうえに、700頁を越すので、とても手に持って読める重量ではなかったから、買って日本に持って帰るなんてことも考えられなかったのだが、帰国後4年もしないうちに、絶版。ペーパーバックも出ないまま、古書扱いになっていた。そこであわてて今回入手したわけだが、古書価格は現在の相対的円安からすれば定価より若干割高といったところか。

さて本書は当然豊富な図版と幾人もによる解説とダーガー自身の書いた物語の抜粋で一杯。たとえばダーガーは商業雑誌から自分の絵のために女の子の顔とかをトレースしていたので、ほとんどの絵が平板で同じ顔をしているが、ときに微妙に変化をつけようとして、不気味にぶれている絵とかがうまく解説図示されている。

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