{"id":6090,"title":"The End","dimensions":"15.1 x 22.9 cm, 281 p, language: English, publisher: Maitland, Florida: Xulon Press, ISBN: 1594677689","date_begin":"2004-01-01","material":"ink, paper","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":26,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":4,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"B 2025/226","stream_count_app":26,"permalink":"the-end","description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"category":{"en":"Book","nl":"Boek","fr":"Livre"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/012/926/large/the-end264x400.jpg?1350300867","poster_credits":null,"translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary synopsis\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe End\u003c/em\u003e is the story of the end of the world and a band of survivors who are trapped in a near future Los Angeles after a series of mysterious and devastating disasters. This is the account of their journey, which is one of self-discovery as well as escape. As they face ever-increasing danger, they begin to understand that theirs is a battle against the principalities and powers of darkness. They realize that they need divine assistance to prevail. God provides not only help but also the information that they must have for the survival of their souls.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelation of the novel to the artist\u0026rsquo;s practice\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#39;\u0026#39;One of Kaltenbach\u0026rsquo;s most recent works, \u003cem\u003eThe End\u003c/em\u003e, is a novel about the rapture at the end of the world. An edition of one hundred was stamped with a STEPHEN J. KALTENBACH inkpad signature that is itself canceled by another, superimposed: CECI N\u0026rsquo;EST PAS UN AUTEUR. The bio on back of the book discloses, \u0026ldquo;He has been a Christian since 1979\u0026rdquo;. I have trouble not reading it all as an allegory for the art world\u0026rsquo;s machinations and as reason to reconsider the influence of the underacknowledged and left behind. In the lingo of his heyday: heavy.\u0026#39;\u0026#39;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Bruce Hainley\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.stephenkaltenbach.com/writing\"\u003eNovel\u0026#39;s website\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiteraire synopsis\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe End\u003c/em\u003e vertelt het verhaal van het einde van de wereld en een groep overlevers die na een reeks mysterieuze en verwoestende rampen gestrand zijn in het Los Angeles van de nabije toekomst. Dit is het verslag van hun reis van zelfontdekking en ontsnapping. Hoe groter het gevaar wordt, hoe meer ze beginnen in te zien dat ze vechten tegen duistere machten en krachten. Ze beseffen dat ze goddelijke bijstand nodig hebben om te overleven. God verschaft niet alleen hulp maar ook de informatie die ze nodig hebben voor de overleving van hun ziel.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVerhouding van de roman tot de praktijk van de kunstenaar\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#39;\u0026#39;Een van Kaltenbachs meest recente werken, \u003cem\u003eThe End\u003c/em\u003e, is een roman over de extase aan het einde der tijden. Een editie van honderd kreeg de handtekening \u0026lsquo;STEPHEN J. KALTENBACH\u0026rsquo; gestempeld, maar die werd geannuleerd met daarbovenop \u0026lsquo;CECI N\u0026rsquo;EST PAS UN AUTEUR\u0026rsquo;. De biografie op de rug van het boek onthult: \u0026lsquo;Hij is een Christen sinds 1979\u0026rsquo;. Ik heb het er moeilijk mee om het allemaal niet te lezen als een allegorie voor de intriges van de kunstwereld en als een reden om de invloed van de onderkenden en achtergelatenen te herbekijken. In het jargon van zijn hoogdagen: heavy.\u0026#39;\u0026#39;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Bruce Hainley\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.stephenkaltenbach.com/writing\"\u003eNovel\u0026#39;s website\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":1951,"name":"Stephen Kaltenbach","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}