I Declare A Permanent State of Happiness, Second Edition

Kenneth Goldsmith's poetic production is based on Wittgenstein's later writings, but he has never read the Tractatus. This special edition of the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus includes 62 original artworks inspired by the famous tract, revealing the breadth and depth of its original author's genius and the intervening artist's creative fervour.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 148 pages
Publication date: 02 June 2023
Publisher: ERIS

Kenneth Goldsmith's poetic production is based on Ludwig Wittgenstein's later writings, particularly the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. Although he has never read the Tractatus, he has always been fascinated by its idea and considers himself a conceptual writer. Wittgenstein's Tractatus is a major philosophical work that attempts to conquer reality through logic. It consists of a series of precisely numbered propositions that elucidate the relationship of language to logic and reality, ending with a statement of breathtaking clarity: "What can be said at all, can be said clearly; and what we cannot talk about, we must pass over to silence." Originally conceived as part of ERIS's Marginalia series of hand-annotated classics, this special edition consists of sixty-two original artworks inspired by the famous tract. These artworks include collages, drawings, sketches, handwritten comments, blacked-out and blanched text, shopping receipts, and scans-within-scans. Kenneth Goldsmith's works, placed side-by-side with the original text, reveal the breadth and depth not just of the original author's genius but also of the intervening artist's creative fervor. This is a unique book, beautifully presented in large bound format, and including a handwritten afterword by the artist.

Weight: 774g
Dimension: 235 x 305 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912475186