Published on the occasion of the exhibition James Lee Byars: The Rest Is Silence, 27 April - 24 June 2006 at Michael Werner Gallery, New York (in collaboration with Mary Boone Gallery and Perry Rubenstein Gallery).
The essay by Ottmann situates Byars’s work within his larger artistic concerns and offers insights into the pieces shown in the exhibition.
The book combines high-quality reproductions of artworks with critical writing to help readers understand the ideas and aesthetic qualities of the artist’s practice as seen in that specific exhibition.
James Lee Byars (1932 –1997) was an American conceptual artist and performance artist specialising in installations and sculptures.
Velvet-bound hardcover, text in English, 72 pages with 31 colour and 5 black and white illustrations.
