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Nikita Gale: IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS

Nikita Gale: IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS

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Chisenhale Gallery launches Nikita Gale: IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS, the second title in its Chisenhale Books series. The book features an intergenerational conversation with Barbara Kruger and a short meditation by Hilton Als, alongside contributions by artist and Chisenhale Gallery alum P. Staff and Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron. Gale examines themes of invisibility and audibility, interrogating the dynamic between performer and spectator, structure, and decay. The book is produced with great care and includes four visual essays hand-annotated by Gale.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 268 pages
Publication date: 17 November 2022
Publisher: Hurtwood Press

Chisenhale Gallery launches the second title in its Chisenhale Books series, Nikita Gale: IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS . Marking the finale of Gales Chisenhale exhibition, her first artists book contains an intergenerational conversation with conceptual artist Barbara Kruger and a short meditation by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hilton Als. These feature alongside contributions by artist and Chisenhale Gallery alum P. Staff and Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron, author of Afro-Dog: Blackness and the Animal Question . Through the lens of a multifaceted practice, Gale examines themes of invisibility and audibility, interrogating the dynamic between performer and spectator, structure, and decay. Produced with great care, this extraordinary book is reflective of the artists practice. Four visual essays, hand-annotated by Gale – ‘Absence,‘Ruin,‘Silence,‘Dog – explore themes central to the work. Nikita Gale: IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS deploys throw-outs, gatefolds, five different types of papers, and a subtly disruptive design to delve into Nikita Gales art. Text by Zoé Whitley, P. Staff, Hilton Als, Barbara Kruger and Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron. Book Design & Creative Direction by Billie Temple.

Chisenhale Gallery launches the second title in its Chisenhale Books series, Nikita Gale: IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS.

Marking the finale of Gales Chisenhale exhibition, her first artists book contains an intergenerational conversation with conceptual artist Barbara Kruger and a short meditation by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hilton Als.

These feature alongside contributions by artist and Chisenhale Gallery alum P. Staff and Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron, author of Afro-Dog: Blackness and the Animal Question.

Through the lens of a multifaceted practice, Gale examines themes of invisibility and audibility, interrogating the dynamic between performer and spectator, structure, and decay.

Produced with great care, this extraordinary book is reflective of the artists practice.

Four visual essays, hand-annotated by Gale – ‘Absence,‘Ruin,‘Silence,‘Dog – explore themes central to the work.

Nikita Gale: IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS deploys throw-outs, gatefolds, five different types of papers, and a subtly disruptive design to delve into Nikita Gales art.

Text by Zoé Whitley, P. Staff, Hilton Als, Barbara Kruger and Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron.

Book Design & Creative Direction by Billie Temple.

Weight: 1016g
Dimension: 206 x 264 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780903696555

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