NEUERSCHEINUNGEN, HRSG. VON DANIELA COMANI by Daniela Comani

A collection of works by Italian artist Daniela Comani.

This book, titled "New Books Edited by Daniela Comani," introduces famous classics that decorate many people's bookshelves, such as Dostoevsky, Cervantes, Flaubert, Hemingway, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and Robert Musil. However, if you look closely, you will notice that the genders of the titles and illustrations are all reversed, such as "The Brothers Karamazov" becoming "The Sisters Karamazov" and "The Little Prince" becoming "The Little Princess." Most of the protagonists in world-famous literary works are male, but here, by switching genders, the author questions the images and preconceived notions we have about literary genres and roles. If they were them, if she were him... The author's art, which visualizes gender-related anxieties in a sensitive and subtle way, calls us to reconsider masterpieces of Western classical literature from a fresh perspective that is completely different from the conventional one.

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Title: NEUERSCHEINUNGEN, HRSG. VON DANIELA COMANI (NEW BOOKS, EDITED BY DANIELA COMANI)
Artist: Daniela Comani
EDITION PATRICK FREY, 2009
Hardcover, 175 x 245 mm
104 pages
First edition
￥3,800 + tax