Michael Sailstorfer - Politics with Art History Self Published commissioned by the Maison Européeenne

commissioned by the Maison Européeenne de la Photographie

resulting in an intimate collaboration between the photographer and her subjects and in carefully composed still-lives

Each object is discreetly connected to its respective donor and therefore each artist's own creative strategy

Thanks to Valiz (Amsterdam)

The majority of the authors are artists

Michael Sailstorfer - Politics with Art History Self Published commissioned by the Maison EuropéeenneThe installations of Michael Sailstorfer operate in the tradition of Marcel Duchamp and Joseph Beuys and continually test the limits of sculpture. The artist uses banal and everyday materials and objects from honeydew melons to police cars and arranges them in playful and entertaining new combinations. His reconstructed sculptures and expansive installations extend beyond the confines of visual perception; and many even encourage the viewer to