Pierre Keller - le kilo-art

by Martine Lanini

This publication revives the fascinating adventure of Pierre Keller's invention and dissemination of the 'Kilo-Art,' the 'Swiss standard for art measurement.' For the two years 1972 and 1973, the young artist - now a key figure of the contemporary artistic and pedagogical scene in Switzerland - dedicated his life to what he called 'conceptual art with realization.' From its first production tests to its exhibition in Geneva, Lausanne, and Venice, through the voluminous correspondence needed for its ratification by the Swiss Federal Office for Weights and Standards, this book follows every...