Writing in Space, 1973–2019
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Writing in Space, 1973–2019

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Writing in Space, 1973–2019

About this book

Writing in Space, 1973-2019 gathers the writings of conceptual artist Lorraine O'Grady, who for over forty years has investigated the complicated relationship between text and image. A firsthand account of O'Grady's wide-ranging practice, this volume contains statements, scripts, and previously unpublished notes charting the development of her performance work and conceptual photography; her art and music criticism that appeared in the Village Voice and Artforum; critical and theoretical essays on art and culture, including her classic "Olympia's Maid"; and interviews in which O'Grady maps, expands, and complicates the intellectual terrain of her work. She examines issues ranging from black female subjectivity to diaspora and race and representation in contemporary art, exploring both their personal and their institutional implications. O'Grady's writings—introduced in this collection by critic and curator Aruna D'Souza—offer a unique window into her artistic and intellectual evolution while consistently plumbing the political possibilities of art.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction: For Those Who Will Know Aruna / D’Souza
  6. 1. Statements and Performance Transcripts
  7. 2. Writing in Space
  8. 3. Reclaiming Black Female Subjectivity
  9. 4. Hybridity, Diaspora, and Thinking Both/And
  10. 5. Other Art Worlds
  11. Plates Sections
  12. 6. Retrospectives
  13. Lorraine O’Grady, Portfolio: Art, Affinities, and Interests, 2019. Images appear following page 180. Plate captions begin on page 281.
  14. Notes
  15. Index
  16. Credits