Dani’s Blog

This Thursday, September 10th, is the opening of A Book About Death at the Emily Harvey Foundation in New York. Hundreds of artists from around the world have sent in 500 postcards each, which become their page in the collaborative unbound “book” on the subject of death. Visitors are encouraged to take pages with them to create their own book, thus the exhibit is designed to disappear on its own.

Conceived and organized by Matthew Rose, a Paris-based American artist, it is inspired by artist Ray Johnson (1927-1995). “Between March 1963 and early 1965, Ray Johnson sent out an unbound ‘book’ in the mail one page at a time,” explains Mark Bloch, one of 13 speakers and performers for the opening night. “It was a largely unnoticed milestone in the history of books. To make things even more interesting, like much of Johnson’s art, it took as its subject ‘death’. Now almost 15 years after the mysterious death of Johnson himself, a huge cross-section of international artists have been asked to revisit Johnson’s original strategy by submitting one page each to a new ‘Book About Death.’”

If you’re in NYC, please stop by and check it out!
537 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York City, NY 10012

[Webcast address: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/abookaboutdeath]

My contribution to the exhibit comes from a series of photos I did on the life (and afterlife) of Carole, a darling calf who liked the taste of my coat, and for several nights haunted my dreams. She was born and lived her 5 months in Normandy, France.  Then she was eaten.

Postcard front

Postcard back

Tags: A Book About Death, Carole, collective exhibition, Emily Harvey Foundation, Matthew Rose, New York, Paris, Ray Johnson

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