FANTASIZED PERSONS AND TAPED CONVERSATIONS. (KUVITELTUJA HENKILOITA JA NAUHOITETTUJA KESKUSTELUJA) by AHTILA, Eija-Liisa

Helsinki: Crystal Eye/Kiasma, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near fine. Presumed first edition, 2002, hardcover with red stamped beige cloth boards in dust jacket, quarto, 248pp., illustrated in color. Book near fine with hint of wear to corners, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ near fine with hint of edgewear and rubbing. Text in Finnish and English. Exhibition catalog.

Helsinki: Crystal Eye Ltd, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. 248 pages. Text in English and Finnish with essays by Kaja Silverman, Daniel Birnbaum, Taru Elfving, and Kari Yli-Annala. Includes numerous color illustrations. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear.

Kiasma, 2002. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. In Finnish. Dust jacket smudged a bit. Corners mildly bumped.

Finland 2002. This substantial catalogue with a stunning binding covering the exhibition of Eija-Liisa Ahtila’s work is the latest addition to a series on contemporary Finnish artists at the Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA. It is also the first major showing of Ahtila’s works ever held in Finland. The show presents the span of her oevre and its main stages, from her projects in the 1980s to her most recent installations. Included here are screenings of her films in the Kiasma Theatre, where her most recent film Love is a Treasure will have its premiere. Her works from over a decade outline the image of an intellectually keen and accurate expert of visual narrative., Finnish/ English, Year2002, Illust. B/W19, Illust. Color132, ISBN 9515323959, Code 5268. Clothbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Finland, 2002, Bibl. Cat. of exh. Bio. Pages 248, Size 11”x 10”