Joan Jonas : they come to us without a word / Paul C. Ha, Commissioner and Co-Curator; Ute Meta Bauer, Co-Curator ; with contributions by Joan Jonas, Ann Reynolds, Ingrid Schaffner, and Marina Warner ; edited by Jane Farver ; designed by Miko McGinty.
Publisher:
List Visual Arts Center,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 x 32 cm
"This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition Joan Jonas: They Come to Us without a Word, United States Pavilion, organized by the MIT List Visual Arts Center for the 56th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy." Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Process / Joan Jonas -- How the Box Contains Us / Ann Reynolds -- Joan Jonas : The Taste of the Clouds / Marina Warner -- They Come to Us without a Word / Joan Jonas -- Conversation with Joan Jonas / Ingrid Schaffner.
Summary:
"'Joan Jonas: They Come to Us without a Word' documents Jonas's project for the United States Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale, an expansive installation that incrporates multiple components, included projected videos, drawings, and objects. Each section of the pavilion represents a particular creature (bees, fish), object (mirror), force (wind), or place (homeroom). Recited fragments of ghost stories sourced from the oral tradition of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, form a continuous narrative linking one room to the next. As Jonas says, 'We are haunted, the rooms are haunted.' Designed with Jonas's close collaboration, this fully illustrated book features an extensive collection of images selected by the artist, including stills, drawings, and photographs, that not only document this ambitious and important new work but form an integral part of the presentation and experience of 'They Come to Us without a Word'. Also included are Jonas's poetic notes on her process and major new texts from ann Reynolds and Marina Warner as well as an interview with the artist by Ingrid Schaffner." -- Publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.