Gillian Laub: Family Matters

Gillian Laubs collection of photographs, Family Matters, explores the ways societys biggest questions are revealed in our most intimate relationships, using her family as an example of the impact of Donald Trumps divisive rhetoric. The collection highlights the fault lines and vulnerabilities of Laubs relatives and herself, celebrating the resiliency and power of family in the face of political and social divides.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 200 pages
\n Publication date: 16 September 2021
\n Publisher: Aperture
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Gillian Laubs captivating photographs, spanning the past twenty years, have been compiled into a remarkable collection that delves into the profound insights that our most intimate relationships offer us about the grandest societal questions. Family Matters takes a focused look at the artist's own family as a poignant illustration of the far-reaching consequences of Donald Trump's ability to sow discord and division within communities, individuals, and households nationwide. Laub reveals that her exploration of her relationship with her relatives led her to uncover a surprising connection between her relationship with the outside world and the key to understanding the effects of wealth, vanity, childhood, aging, fragility, political conflict, religious traditions, and mortality.

These profound issues came to the forefront in 2016, during the highly divisive presidential election in the United States, and were further exacerbated in the lead-up to the 2020 election, amidst a global pandemic and widespread protests in support of Black Lives Matter. Family Matters showcases Laub's courageous willingness to confront ideas of privilege and unity, as well as to expose the fault lines and vulnerabilities within her relatives and herself. Ultimately, the book celebrates the remarkable resilience and power of family, including the family we choose, in the face of divisive rhetoric. By doing so, it provides a deeply personal and introspective mirror to the social and political divides that exist in the United States today.

\n Weight: 1474g\n
Dimension: 246 x 282 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781597114912\n \n