Speaking Out of Turn: Lorraine O'Grady and the Art of Language

The first monograph dedicated to feminist conceptual artist Lorraine OGrady's forty-year career, Speaking Out of Turn, explores her use of language to trouble the field of vision and claim a voice in the late 1970s through the 1990s. It positions her contributions within the history of American conceptualism and performance art and highlights the need to revisit her art in the contemporary moment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 24 August 2021
Publisher: University of California Press

Speaking Out of Turn is the first comprehensive monograph dedicated to the remarkable forty-year career of feminist conceptual artist Lorraine OGrady. In her insightful examination, Stephanie Sparling Williams delves into the artist's strategic deployment of language, both written and spoken, to challenge the field of vision and assert her voice during the late 1970s to the 1990s, a period when her perspective was considered "out of turn" within the art world. Through her use of direct address, OGrady establishes a dialectic posture that engages her viewers, creating a powerful impact that challenges the status quo.

Speaking Out of Turn not only places OGrady's significant contributions within the broader context of American conceptualism and performance art but also highlights her increased visibility in the contemporary realm. This book sheds light on the historical marginalization of OGrady, emphasizing the urgent need to reassess and re-examine her art in the present. By doing so, we gain a deeper understanding of her artistic legacy and its relevance to our understanding of feminist art and visual culture.

Weight: 742g
Dimension: 187 x 262 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780520380752