Place de L’Ecriture, Cinq Oeuvres … Place of Writing, Five Works by Joseph Kosuth from ‘One to Three Chairs’ to ‘Ex-Libris, J.-F. Champollion (Figeac)’

Joseph Kosuth

Place de L’Ecriture, Cinq Oeuvres … Place of Writing, Five Works by Joseph Kosuth from ‘One to Three Chairs’ to ‘Ex-Libris, J.-F. Champollion (Figeac)’

Arles, FR

Actes Sud, Musee Champollion

2002

Shown with stamped postcard issued by the French Government in honor of the Kosuth installation

American conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth has a longstanding interest in language evidenced in his works that explore ideas and images. This book documents his stone slab version of the Rosetta Stone paying tribute to Champollion in his hometown, Figeac. Kosuth was particularly interested in “the communication of the Rosetta Stone and how it really linked the modern with the ancient. I got a key to the province for it. And a postage stamp in my honor!” Joseph Kosuth interview with Scott King (Interview Magazine, December 2018).