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The Vanity of Allegory
- Artist
- Douglas Gordon
- Date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Deutsche Guggenheim
- Format
- Artists' Books
- Details
- Box Set
- Size
- 11.5 × 15.5 × 5 cm
- Length
- 87
Douglas Gordon’s The Vanity of Allegory is a folly, a playful collage of an exhibition, which, like the motif of mirroring at its conceptual core, reflects some of the more profound themes explored throughout the history of art: the temporality of life, the struggle between good and evil, and the search for transcendence. Conceived specifically for the Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, this presentation examines the veiled self-portrait as an art-historical trope, a literary device, and a cinematic strategy. Forty full coloured postcards with booklet explaining the exhibition and short essay by Nancy Spector.
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