{"product_id":"stage-play","title":"Stage Play","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"entry-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother printed masterpiece by Christopher Williams, in the form of four slim books in a slip case, \u003cem\u003eStage Play\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on Williams’ eponymous theatrical work, first presented in 2017 at Miller’s Studio in Zürich. Each book is at the same time low-key and sumptuous, perfectly designed and straightforward... Let’s unbox. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe booklet titled \u003cem\u003ePlayscript \u003c\/em\u003epresents itself as the programme for the performance, through photographs and documents. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSupplementary Visual Material \u003c\/em\u003egathers posters and photographs by Williams, as well as pictures by Zoe Leonard, Dan Graham, Jeff Wall. The title is self-explanatory. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen Letters\u003c\/em\u003e. The “Open Letter” is a writing form of its own in Williams’ hands—used in texts that accompany exhibitions, to make public its conditions, its context, or the artist’s intentions. The letters are addressed to figures that may be fictional or real. This is, according to the publisher, the “largest collection to date of Williams’ writing.” Spoiler: lots of reference to Jean-Luc Godard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast but not least, in \u003cem\u003eEssays\/Interview \u003c\/em\u003eone may read two critical essays by McDonough, and an interview Williams conducted with historian Markus Krajewski on the ceramic tile façades of post-war architecture in Cologne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs if I told you\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA standard image, a normative image, a conventional image, a redundant image.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57357647184212,"sku":"A8B-29173","price":46.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/StagePlay.jpg?v=1790812554","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/stage-play","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}