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Tuesday Mar 11, 2008
Art by the Book: Regina Joseph, Contextual Librarian
"They are collections for a world in which the printed word is a dying art form," says Joseph of her bookish installations. "The books form a narrative tableau," in which the arrangement of say, a book about the artist William Hogarth takes on new meaning when juxtaposed with tomes by sociologist of fear Mike Davis and Online Dating for Dummies. "There is also a decorative aspect to each library," Joseph tells us. "The books form an overall pattern." And the shape of this particular piece, heavy on architecture books and titles such as How to Become a Power Agent in Real Estate? "It suggests 'erection,'" says Joseph. "Both with regard to buildings as well as the obvious phallic implication." Adding a certain wistfulness is the installation's subtitle: "Marshall McLuhan, I Miss You." Email This Post |
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