His book-objects are real books, covered with an unforgivingly hard, white gesso, and they involve literal depictions of violence. That experience translated into book-centered art for Pfeiffer. People had died for what was hidden behind those black bars." "Having lived through it, we'd experienced what they were trying to keep from us. "Schoolbooks were heavily censored" even after World War II, he said. Books, which he called a "refuge" during his violent early years, were censored, banned and burned in public. The lecture opened the Cornell University Library's exhibition of his work, which will run through February.Īddressing the crowd of about 100 people, Pfeiffer described his childhood in Nazi Germany and its role in his life as an artist. 20, "destroys" books to express the dangers of censorship. The artist, who spoke in Olin Library Oct. Werner Pfeiffer's work is designed to make people feel uncomfortable.
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