Sailor, 2010
Book, 11.6 x 16.5 cm, 297 p, language: Polish, publisher: 40.000 Stowarzyszenie 40 000 Malarzy/Galeria Kolonie, Warsaw, ISBN: 978-83-928864-3-3.
©image: M HKA
Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. B 2024/839).
Literary synopsis
Anti-hero, Norman himself, struggles with too scientific perception of ongoing reality. The protagonist suffers Asperger’s syndrome, which strongly influences the background love-story.
Relation of the novel to the artist’s practice
The book is part of a diptych, which also includes a full-feature movie called Sailor, shown on many international film festivals.
Authorship: Artist Author.
Creative Strategy: Artworks Cite Novel.
Genre: Memoir.
Publishing: Publishing House.
Theme: Art World, Socio-Political Critic, Subjective Experience.
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Artist
> Norman Leto .
Exhibitions & Ensembles
> Exhibition: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ARTWORK BECOMES A NOVEL?. M HKA, Antwerp, 07 December 2012 - 21 April 2013.
> Exhibition: THE BOOK LOVERS - A Project about Artist Novels. The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, 25 January 2013 - 09 March 2013.
> Exhibition: Book Lovers 4.0 (Pop-up Bookstore). De Appel Arts Centre, Amsterdam, 28 January 2014 - 02 February 2014.
> Exhibition: The Preparation of the Novel (Book Lovers 5.0). Fabra i Coats - Centre d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona, 18 July 2014 - 05 September 2014.
> Ensemble: The Artist's Novel.