Marcel van Eeden
1898
The artist book Marcel van Eeden – 1898 is being published to coincide with the Hans Thoma Prize 2023. The prizewinner, Marcel van Eeden (b. 1965), explores Thoma’s littleknown travels to the Netherlands in 1898. He reflects on Thoma’s analysis of Rembrandt van Rijn or Paulus Potter, under the problematic influence of the cultural theorist Julius Langbehn. Present-day gum bichromate images of the places Thoma visited alongside historical quotes by Thoma and Langbehn result in a multifaceted, critical consideration of nationalistic views on culture.
August 2023
ISBN 978-3-7356-0921-2
24 × 17 cm
208 pages
151 b/w illustrations
Softcover, with dust jacket
Artist book with insert for the essays
Languages: German, English
Editor
Leonie Beiersdorf, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
Text by
Leonie Beiersdorf, Frank Engehausen
Design by
Polina Bazir, Kerber Verlag
Events
Marcel van Eeden – 1898, Hans-Thoma-Kunstmuseum, Bernau im Schwarzwald, 13.8.2023–15.10.2023
