Describing the rise and fall of a love affair, au forme d'une auction catalog: this is what 'Important Artefacts, etc.' is all about.
A book, unique in its kind.
Important items ... is the description of 1332 auction lots that once belonged to (the fictional) Lenore Doolan, culinary editor of The New York Times, and Harold Morris, much sought after commercial photographer. The gifts they gave eachother, the clothes they wore, books they read, CD's, knickknacks, theater programs, menus, photographs, letters and printouts of e-mails they sent eachother, when Harold visited a distant corner of the world. In short, all costumes and props from the drama of their love.
Because it is a tragedy, the description of all these objects emerges slowly into the story of the love between Lenore and Harold. How they each got to know eachother, how their relationship intensified, when and where the first cracks showed and finally how their relationship slowly but inevitably to broke down, with dire results in the 'sale' of all these 'Artefacts in the sale at 14 February 2009, Valentines Day, at auction Strachan & Quinn.
The link to the author: Leanne Shapton
A book, unique in its kind.
Important items ... is the description of 1332 auction lots that once belonged to (the fictional) Lenore Doolan, culinary editor of The New York Times, and Harold Morris, much sought after commercial photographer. The gifts they gave eachother, the clothes they wore, books they read, CD's, knickknacks, theater programs, menus, photographs, letters and printouts of e-mails they sent eachother, when Harold visited a distant corner of the world. In short, all costumes and props from the drama of their love.
Because it is a tragedy, the description of all these objects emerges slowly into the story of the love between Lenore and Harold. How they each got to know eachother, how their relationship intensified, when and where the first cracks showed and finally how their relationship slowly but inevitably to broke down, with dire results in the 'sale' of all these 'Artefacts in the sale at 14 February 2009, Valentines Day, at auction Strachan & Quinn.
The link to the author: Leanne Shapton
