nestar press has teamed up with the Galerie Daviet-Thery in Paris (May 24th - July 25th 2008) to present the storied bookcase that Lawrence Weiner designed to hold their ever-expanding collection of artist’s books. Also on the walls are 4 of their many multiples (the veritable tip of the iceberg), by Heimo Zobernig, Robert Barry, Seth Price and Pierre Bismuth. Short phrases (Conversation Piece #1 by Richard Dailey) are attributed to each multiple and printed on the wall, as if the pieces had been given their voices. It’s an old joke that nothing hears so many foolish things said as a work of art on display, but onestar reverses that dictum and lets the works speak for themselves. Ever wonder what it might be like to be at a cocktail party with the Mona Lisa?
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