Give It or Leave It
Edición de la obra Cauleen Smith
| Autor | Cauleen Smith, Rhea Anastas, Rodney McMillian, Anthony Elms |
|---|---|
| Editorial | University of Pennsylvania, Institute of Contemporary Art |
| Fecha de publicación | 2019 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 82 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780884541462 |
| OCLC | 1125003877 |
| Número de Cutter | S644c |
Through films, objects, and installation, Cauleen Smith (born 1967) offers an emotional axis by which to navigate four distinct universes: Alice Coltrane and her Sai Anantam ashram; a 1966 photo shoot by Bill Ray at Simon Rodia's Watts Towers in Los Angeles; Noah Purifoy and his desert assemblages in Joshua Tree; and black spiritualist Rebecca Cox Jackson and her Shaker community in 19th-century Philadelphia. These locations, while not technically utopian societies, embody sites of historical speculation and radical generosity between artist and community. In reimagining a future through this mix, Smith casts a world that is black, feminist, spiritual and unabashedly alive. This volume, wrapped in a frosted and foil-stamped dust jacket, contains full-color photographs of the multi-room installation and provides further insight into Smith's creative process and myriad influences through two interviews and a manifesto written by the artist.