{"product_id":"david-renggli-work-life-balance-exhibition-catalogue-villa-merkel-esslingen-9783864423222","title":"David Renggli: Work, Life, Balance: Exhibition Catalogue Villa Merkel Esslingen","description":"The present monograph \u003ci\u003eWork, Life, Balance \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on artistic works by David Renggli from 2006 until today, with no claim to the completeness of a list of works, but most certainly with respect for the striking heterogeneity inherent to the oeuvre of the Swiss artist and musician. It offers a broad overview of the oeuvre and provides informative impres­sions of the slyly dandy-like self-stagings of the artist. Should his works be understood merely as odes to hedonism? Not at all  David Renggli revives highly ­diverse cliches of adamant desire and idyllic ­imaginings, only to confront them in a subtle, ­sensitive manner with their own deconstructions. With a vigorous wink of the eyes, he adopts an ­ironical perspective with regard to ideals of beauty and the cult of physical allure, not hesitating to ­critique the urge to self-optimisation and the ­egocentricity of self-infatuation. As a Neo-Dadaist, David Renggli remains unswervingly ­devoted to the free play of art and also of music: \"My favourite instrument? Snare drum.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snoeck Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783864423222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168","brand":"Clara Guislain, Adam Jasper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38351450439861,"sku":"9783864423222","price":42.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5ef01f51-afed-42fb-aa81-ff88ec4f67ba.jpg?v=1611648404","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/david-renggli-work-life-balance-exhibition-catalogue-villa-merkel-esslingen-9783864423222","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}