Cahiers d’Art N°1, 2014: Hiroshi Sugimoto: 38th Year, 100th issue - Cahiers d’Art Revues

Publisher Marketing: This issue, a true tribute ti Sugimoto, is rooted in "The World is Dead Today," a story written by Sugimoto for his exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo, juxtaposed against his own eclectic antiques collection, and never before seen images of his work, all recounting the end of modernity. Texts include a Hans Ulrich Obrist interview of the artist and contributions from renowned architect Jacques Herzog and Akiko Miki, Chief Curator, Palaid de Tokyo, in addition to an essay by Daniel Birnbaum, Director of the Moderna Museet, on the mathematical dimensions to Duchamps oeuvre, and areprint of an archival article from a 1929 Cahiers d'Art presentation on Brancusi's work with texts from surrealist playwright Roger Vitrac and Brancusi, himself. Contributor Bio:  Ahrenberg, Staffan Staffan Ahrenberg is the publisher of Cahiers d'Art. Contributor Bio:  Keller, Sam Sam Keller is Director of the Fondation Beyeler in Switzerland and Chairman of Art Basel. Contributor Bio:  Obrist, Hans Ulrich Hans Ulrich Obrist is an art critic and Co-Director of the Serpentine Gallery in London. Contributor Bio:  Herzog, Jacques Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron have had nearly parallel careers. They were born in 1950, in Basel, Switzerland, attended the same schools, and formed a partnership in 1978. Recipients of the 2001 Pritzker Architecture Prize, their highest profile project to date is the Tate Modern, for which they transformed the giant Bankside power station in London into a suite of new galleries. In 2005 they completed both their expansion and remodeling of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the new de Young Museum in San Francisco, and Munichis Allianz Arena. They are at work on a new concert hall in Hamburg, Germany and the National Stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.