Michael Rakowitz

ed. by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Marianna Vecellio ; interview with Michael Rakowitz by Iwona Blazwick ; with contr. by Habda Rashid, Nora Razian, Ella Shohat …[et al.]

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Author(s)

Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Marianna Vecellio, Michael Rakowitz Iwona Blazwick, Habda Rashid, Nora Razian, Ella Shohat

Editor(s)

Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Marianna Vecellio

Publication

Milan : Silvana, 2019

Scope

224 Pages, illustrated, maps, 28 cm.

ISBN

9788836643332

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Fully illustrated publication accompanying the similar named exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery, London ( June - August 2019), Castello di Rivoli, Turin (October 2019 - January 2020 and Jameel Art Centre, Dubai (March - August 2020 ). Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz (New York, 1973) takes his cue from the histories of buildings and objects to create enthralling environments. A consummate storyteller, he explores the fall out of conflict and exile while delighting in the vernacular and activist strategies that communities in extremis adopt to survive.

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Person as subject

Michael Rakowitz

Keywords

art in public space , hospitality , food , archaeology , diaspora

Stroom project

Michael Rakowitz : Be longing ; Rotterdamsebaan

Location

Cabinet 7 - 1: Kunstenaars

Remarks

Includes notes, bibliography