An artist's book by the renowned Swiss duo dedicated to the questions that everyone asks themselves once in a while: Can something be unbelievable? Should I get drunk? Could I be Japanese? Is the freedom of birds overrated? Am I a farmer in winter? Does unease grow by itself? Should I crawl into my bed and stop producing things all the time?
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Peter Fischli and David Weiss were both born in Zurich, Switzerland--Fischli in 1952 and Weiss in 1946. They began to work collaboratively in 1979, and had their first solo exhibition in 1981 at the Galerie Balkon in Geneva. Solo exhibitions of their work have been organized by the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others. They represented Switzerland in both the 1995 and 2003 Venice Biennales, winning the Golden Lion award in 2003, and were included in the 1987 and 1997 Documentas. They live and work in Zurich.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Is it art or literature?,
By alexliamw (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Peter Fischli & David Weiss: Will Happiness Find Me? (Paperback)
This is a very quirky little publication; it is hard to say if it is art of literature, possibly it is both, as there is a visually artistic core to it. It is certainly not to be read cover to cover but is interesting to dip into to find a thought-provoking or simply amusing question at random. It is full of such, and sometimes the writing is crossed out or inserted for interesting artistic statement. The book is beautifully and starkly presented, with two questions per page in scrawled white writing on black, shiny paper. It is a very interesting piece of art for the coffee table, though perhaps not an endlessly readable and entertaining book. Worth having, though perhaps the price isnt justified.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
have i never been completely awake?,
This review is from: Peter Fischli & David Weiss: Will Happiness Find Me? (Paperback)
This book is great. Literature? I don't really think so. It's not a blog either by any means, but it IS a story. I have been eyeing this book at museum gift shops for ages now, and I finally bought it, and it REALLY is difficult to put down after you get started. Things you've thought half conciously, or conciously, and then discarded in a moment, they put in print and make you seriously consider the question.
Is hunger an emotion? Is there a secret tunnel that leads directly to the kitchen?
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Peter Fischli & David Weiss: Will Happiness Find Me? (Paperback)
What I like the most about this little book is how little and big questions can be mixed together and make those philosophical questions sound not so philosophical, but most important, those banal questions, for a second don't sound so banal...
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