Art Book

L'Art = Art, Yasmina Reza
'Art' is a French-language play by Yasmina Reza that premiered on 28 October 1994 at Comédie des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The English-language adaptation, translated by Christopher Hampton, opened in London's West End on 15 October 1996, starring Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay and Ken Stott, produced by David Pugh and Sean Connery, running for eight years.
The story revolves around three upper middle class friends'Serge, Marc and Yvan'who find their previously solid 15-year friendship on shaky ground when Serge buys an expensive painting. The canvas is white, with a few white lines, and highly valued among Serge's current circle of peers for ambiguous reasons. Serge is proud of his 200,000 franc acquisition, fully expecting the approval of his friends. However, Marc openly tries to convey his bemusement to Serge over his investment, while privately being bewildered at the purchase's implications and Serge's increasing dismissal. He goes to Yvan's apartment to discuss the matter, finding him searching frantically for a felt-tipped permanent marker. ...
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: پانزدهم ماه آگوست سال 2000 میلادی
عنوان: هنر؛ نویسنده: یاسمینا رضا؛ مترجم: داریوش مودبیان؛ ویراستار: پوپک راد؛ تهران، امیرخانی، 1378؛ در 121 ص؛ شابک: 9649213945؛ چاپ دیگر: تهران، قاب، 1389؛ شابک: 9789647798112؛ موضوع: نمایشنامه از نویسندگان فرانسوی قرن 20 م
مترجم: مهرنوش بهبودی؛ عباس کیارستمی؛ تهران، ماه ریز، 1378؛ در 87 ص؛ شابک: 9649214747؛ چاپ دوم 1380؛
هوشنگ حسامی و سحر داوری نیز این نمایشنامه را به همراه نمایشنامه مرد اتفاقی در سال 1382 هجری خورشیدی در 124 ص، در انتشارات تجربه منتشر کرده اند. ا. شربیانی