DIALOGUES
Russian and French poets of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in illustrations by the artist Alexei Kamensky
Short description:
Dialogues is a publication with an unusual concept. It is designed as an alligat, a two-way book (from the Latin alligare – “to bind, attach”). Both sides are front covers. One leads to verses by famous Russian poets, the other to works by French poets, printed in the original language in both cases.
Artists:
Edition:
15 copies numbered and signed by the publisher and the artist. Copy № 1 is in the collection of the State Hermitage.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
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Year of publication:2012
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Number of pages:96
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Dimensions:570 × 390 mm
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Paper:Vélin d’Arches (France), 250 g/m², handmade
Language:
French, Russian
Dialogues is a book made in the traditions of the French livre d’artiste or livre de peintre that took shape in the early 20th century, or the English-language artist’s book that emerged in the 1960s.
It contains poetic texts by prominent Russian and French poets from the decades around the turn of the 20th century: Vladimir Mayakovsky, Velimir Khlebnikov and Vasily Kamensky — members of Hylaea, the first Cubo-Futurist grouping; Paul Valéry and Stéphane Mallarmé, both close in their philosophy to Francis Ponge and Louis Aragon, in whose work there were detectable Dadaist, Surrealist and Realist traits.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Initiative behind the publication — Alexander Borodin
Creator of the illustrations — Alexei Kamensky
Layout, design of the cover — David Plaksin
Printing of the text — Sergei Yashin
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
It contains poetic texts by prominent Russian and French poets from the decades around the turn of the 20th century: Vladimir Mayakovsky, Velimir Khlebnikov and Vasily Kamensky — members of Hylaea, the first Cubo-Futurist grouping; Paul Valéry and Stéphane Mallarmé, both close in their philosophy to Francis Ponge and Louis Aragon, in whose work there were detectable Dadaist, Surrealist and Realist traits.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Initiative behind the publication — Alexander Borodin
Creator of the illustrations — Alexei Kamensky
Layout, design of the cover — David Plaksin
Printing of the text — Sergei Yashin
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
The text of Dialogues was printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press. The book starts at both ends, and after reading the first part, you need to turn it over to begin the second.
In the middle there is a double-page spread that contains miniature illustrations and Russian translations of the French poems, as well as the colophons for both parts. (A colophon is the text on the last page of a book giving details of the author, the date and place of production.)
In the middle there is a double-page spread that contains miniature illustrations and Russian translations of the French poems, as well as the colophons for both parts. (A colophon is the text on the last page of a book giving details of the author, the date and place of production.)
The verses of these great poets are accompanied by 20 original illustrations by the non-conformist artist Alexei Kamensky.
The works are a product of a particular period in his creative career, when a youthful fascination with poetry found continuation in his already established, recognizable artistic manner.
The works are a product of a particular period in his creative career, when a youthful fascination with poetry found continuation in his already established, recognizable artistic manner.
The cover for Dialogues was made using luxurious grey silk moiré imported from Spain. Both covers and the spine of the book carry the title colour embossed by hand in both languages: blood red for Russian, deep blue for French.
The pages of the book block have only been trimmed on one side, so as to emphasize the beautiful texture of the hand-laid paper. The book is kept in a case decorated with silk moiré of a rich crimson colour.
The pages of the book block have only been trimmed on one side, so as to emphasize the beautiful texture of the hand-laid paper. The book is kept in a case decorated with silk moiré of a rich crimson colour.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
About this edition
About this edition:
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Year of publication:2012
-
Number of pages:96
-
Dimensions:570 × 390 mm
-
Paper:Vélin d’Arches (France), 250 g/m², handmade
Language:
French, Russian
Dialogues is a book made in the traditions of the French livre d’artiste or livre de peintre that took shape in the early 20th century, or the English-language artist’s book that emerged in the 1960s.
It contains poetic texts by prominent Russian and French poets from the decades around the turn of the 20th century: Vladimir Mayakovsky, Velimir Khlebnikov and Vasily Kamensky — members of Hylaea, the first Cubo-Futurist grouping; Paul Valéry and Stéphane Mallarmé, both close in their philosophy to Francis Ponge and Louis Aragon, in whose work there were detectable Dadaist, Surrealist and Realist traits.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Initiative behind the publication — Alexander Borodin
Creator of the illustrations — Alexei Kamensky
Layout, design of the cover — David Plaksin
Printing of the text — Sergei Yashin
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
It contains poetic texts by prominent Russian and French poets from the decades around the turn of the 20th century: Vladimir Mayakovsky, Velimir Khlebnikov and Vasily Kamensky — members of Hylaea, the first Cubo-Futurist grouping; Paul Valéry and Stéphane Mallarmé, both close in their philosophy to Francis Ponge and Louis Aragon, in whose work there were detectable Dadaist, Surrealist and Realist traits.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Initiative behind the publication — Alexander Borodin
Creator of the illustrations — Alexei Kamensky
Layout, design of the cover — David Plaksin
Printing of the text — Sergei Yashin
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
Text
The text of Dialogues was printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press. The book starts at both ends, and after reading the first part, you need to turn it over to begin the second.
In the middle there is a double-page spread that contains miniature illustrations and Russian translations of the French poems, as well as the colophons for both parts. (A colophon is the text on the last page of a book giving details of the author, the date and place of production.)
In the middle there is a double-page spread that contains miniature illustrations and Russian translations of the French poems, as well as the colophons for both parts. (A colophon is the text on the last page of a book giving details of the author, the date and place of production.)
Illustrations
The verses of these great poets are accompanied by 20 original illustrations by the non-conformist artist Alexei Kamensky.
The works are a product of a particular period in his creative career, when a youthful fascination with poetry found continuation in his already established, recognizable artistic manner.
The works are a product of a particular period in his creative career, when a youthful fascination with poetry found continuation in his already established, recognizable artistic manner.
Binding
The cover for Dialogues was made using luxurious grey silk moiré imported from Spain. Both covers and the spine of the book carry the title colour embossed by hand in both languages: blood red for Russian, deep blue for French.
The pages of the book block have only been trimmed on one side, so as to emphasize the beautiful texture of the hand-laid paper. The book is kept in a case decorated with silk moiré of a rich crimson colour.
The pages of the book block have only been trimmed on one side, so as to emphasize the beautiful texture of the hand-laid paper. The book is kept in a case decorated with silk moiré of a rich crimson colour.
DIALOGUES
Russian and French poets of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in illustrations by the artist Alexei Kamensky
Selected works by outstanding French and Russian poets brought together in one publication
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