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OntheoccasionofMartineSyms''exhibition,thiscatalogentitledTotalretracestheartisticpracticeofMartineSymssince2005,immersingreadersinatotalworkofartthatlooksatthe"theateroftheeveryday",therolesweplayinit,andthesurveillancemechanismsthatcontrolthem.Theartist''sworkbridgesthegapbetweenthepublicandtheprivate,theseenandtheunseen,theinsideandtheoutside.Betweenintimatereferences,historicalarchives,culturalrepresentationsofBlackness,feministhistoryandinvocationsofspirituality,Totalpresentsitselfasaworkinwhichthemechanismsofidentityconstructionareplayedoutandreflected.AuthorClaudiaRankinewritesanacademicessayanalyzingMartineSyms''bodyofwork.ArtistandpoetHannahBlackcomposesanexperimentaltextbasedonastrologicalreferencestoSyms''personality.Finally,exhibitioncuratoranddirectoroftheLafayetteFoundationRebeccaLamarcheisinconversationwiththeguestartist.
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Specialized Books
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Art
Format
Hardback
Pages
272
Price
40.00 €
Description
OntheoccasionofMartineSyms''exhibition,thiscatalogentitledTotalretracestheartisticpracticeofMartineSymssince2005,immersingreadersinatotalworkofartthatlooksatthe"theateroftheeveryday",therolesweplayinit,andthesurveillancemechanismsthatcontrolthem.Theartist''sworkbridgesthegapbetweenthepublicandtheprivate,theseenandtheunseen,theinsideandtheoutside.Betweenintimatereferences,historicalarchives,culturalrepresentationsofBlackness,feministhistoryandinvocationsofspirituality,Totalpresentsitselfasaworkinwhichthemechanismsofidentityconstructionareplayedoutandreflected.AuthorClaudiaRankinewritesanacademicessayanalyzingMartineSyms''bodyofwork.ArtistandpoetHannahBlackcomposesanexperimentaltextbasedonastrologicalreferencestoSyms''personality.Finally,exhibitioncuratoranddirectoroftheLafayetteFoundationRebeccaLamarcheisinconversationwiththeguestartist.
Book Information
Main Genre
Specialized Books
Sub Genre
Art
Format
Hardback
Pages
272
Price
40.00 €