OntheoccasionofMartineSyms'exhibition,thiscatalogentitledTotalretracestheartisticpracticeofMartineSymssince2005,immersingreadersinatotalworkofartthatlooksatthe“theateroftheeveryday”,therolesweplayinit,andthesurveillancemechanismsthatcontrolthem. Theartist'sworkbridgesthegapbetweenthepublicandtheprivate,theseenandtheunseen,theinsideandtheoutside.
Betweenintimatereferences,historicalarchives,culturalrepresentationsofBlackness,feministhistoryandinvocationsofspirituality,Totalpresentsitselfasaworkinwhichthemechanismsofidentityconstructionareplayedoutandreflected. AuthorClaudiaRankinewritesanacademicessayanalyzingMartineSyms'bodyofwork.
ArtistandpoetHannahBlackcomposesanexperimentaltextbasedonastrologicalreferencestoSyms'personality. Finally,exhibitioncuratoranddirectoroftheLafayetteFoundationRebeccaLamarcheisinconversationwiththeguestartist.
| Format |
Inbunden |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2024-10-01 |
| ISBN |
9782490862429 |
