CURE (the Work) by Sam Lewitt (English) Paperback Book

Description: CURE (the Work) by Sam Lewitt A graphic extension of Sam Lewitts 2021 exhibition at Z33 House of Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture, Belgium.A graphic extension of Sam Lewitts 2021 exhibition at Z33 House of Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture, Belgium.CURE (the Work) is a graphic extension of Sam Lewitts 2021 exhibition at Z33 House of Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture, Belgium.Lewitts exhibition departs from the recent closure and demolition of Ford Genk, formerly a major employer in the region. As Ford Genk was undergoing demolition, the new wing of Z33 was under construction in the nearby city of Hasselt. CURE (the Work) retools elements of the demolished factory, as well as two manual earth ramming presses compacting soil extracted from the Ford site, recasting the galleries at Z33 as a production line for interlocking compressed earth blocks- a low-cost building material designed for self-help housing in so-called developing countries, as well as practitioners of small-scale ecological self-sufficiency. Each stage in the brick production process-compressing, curing, and stacking-is separated within the exhibition space by doors and tarps from the former factory. This dispersed presentation raises the question of where we locate the "work," as an activity and as a product.As a book, Cure (the Work) is structured around a template drawn from the form of a paving stone produced throughout the exhibition. Book and brick are here identified according to their portability and serial logic. This pavers form becomes an internal frame for the books image content. The latter comprises research and photographic documentation of the Ford factory during demolition. The rhythm of these images throughout the book is constrained to a printing on a single side of the paper running through the press, resulting in variably patterned sequences of two-page spreads punctuated by empty pages.This documentation and textual material at once situates CURE (the Work) within the context of this deindustrialized European city, and points beyond the site to its broader, encompassing logic and material conditions. Like the content of Lewitts work, the form of the book is structured by the logic of mobility, standardization, and rationalization that a broader consideration of the local context in the midst of global economic machinations implies. This includes the mobility promised by the automotive industry, capital flight in search of low wages, labors resulting immobilization as well as a critical self-reflection on global artistic culture and its relationship to economic and social transformation.Newly commissioned essays on Lewitts work by art historians Annie Ochmanek and Andre Rottmann, as well as a discussion between architecture historian Felicity Scott and Sam Lewitt, moderated by Z33 curator Tim Roerig, contextualize the exhibition and book, pointing to its place within Lewitts practice. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Sam Lewitt is an artist who lives and works in New York City. He completed the Whitney Independent Study Program in 2005 after receiving his BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2004. Lewitt is a 2018 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award recipient, as well as the Spring 2018 Cornell University Teiger Mentor in Fine Art. His work is held in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Mumok, Vienna, and the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. Details ISBN Author Sam Lewitt Publisher Sequence Press Language English Year 2022 ISBN-13 9798985423501 Format Paperback Pages 360 Imprint Sequence Press Illustrations 152 colour illustrations, 6 black and white illustrations Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2022-08-02 AU Release Date 2022-08-02 NZ Release Date 2022-08-02 US Release Date 2022-08-02 UK Release Date 2022-08-02 Illustrator Akine Koudon Birth 1954 Affiliation Ryan Gleason Position Associate Professor of Operations Management Qualifications QC DEWEY 709.2 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158477608;

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