Memoirs of the Blind (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Jacques Derrida
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Art criticism
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Blindness or blind persons, Art or artists, Religion, Paris, Creative process, Androgyny, Light, Portraits
Memoirs of the Blind: The Self-Portrait and Other Ruins originated from an exhibition held at the Louvre Museum, Paris, during the fall and winter of 1990-1991. This exhibition was the first of a series called Parti Pris (taking sides), for which critics whose disciplines are specifically not those of the pictorial or plastic arts organize and write commentaries to accompany and complement the works chosen. The rationale for this unconventional means of organizing an exhibit of pictures was to introduce original yet arguably justifiable critical perceptions into the context of...
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