{"product_id":"exposition-paperback","title":"Exposition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNathalie Léger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmanda DeMarco\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in Nathalie Léger's acclaimed genre-defying triptych of books about the struggles and obsessions of women artists. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eExposition\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in a triptych of books by the award-winning writer and archivist Nathalie Léger that includes \u003ci\u003eSuite for Barbara Loden\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe White Dress\u003c\/i\u003e. In each, Léger sets the story of a female artist against the background of her own life and research--an archivist's journey into the self, into the lives that history hides from us. Here, Léger's subject is the Countess of Castiglione (1837-1899), who at the dawn of photography dedicated herself to becoming the most photographed woman in the world, modeling for hundreds of photos, including \"Scherzo di Follia,\" among the most famous in history. Set long before our own \"selfie\" age, \u003ci\u003eExposition\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkably modern investigation into the curses of beauty, fame, vanity, and age, as well as the obsessive drive to control and commodify one's image.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathalie Léger\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSuite for Barbara Loden\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe White Dress\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as an editor and archivist. She has curated exhibitions on Roland Barthes and Samuel Beckett for the Centre Pompidou, and is Director of the Institut Mémoires de l'Édition Contemporaine, an organization dedicated to preserving the archives of modern French writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda DeMarco\u003c\/b\u003e is an American writer and translator based in Berlin, translating from French and German.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729187442751,"sku":"9781948980036","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4763798752eda7d34562296129d6139d.webp?v=1765121287","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/exposition-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}