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Taryn Simon : an occupation of loss /

In her monograph, 'An Occupation of Loss', artist Taryn Simon creates a detailed record of her years researching professional mourning, which culminated in a seminal performance at the Park Avenue Armory in 2016. During the installation, professional mourners from around the world simultan...

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Corporate Authors: Park Avenue Armory Organization
Group Author: Simon, Taryn, 1975; Watters, Aliza
Published: Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH,
Publisher Address: Berlin :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Simon, Taryn, > 1975- > Exhibitions
Installations Art > Exhibitions
Performance art > Exhibitions
Weepers Mourners in art > Exhibitions
Bereavement in art > Exhibitions
Summary: In her monograph, 'An Occupation of Loss', artist Taryn Simon creates a detailed record of her years researching professional mourning, which culminated in a seminal performance at the Park Avenue Armory in 2016. During the installation, professional mourners from around the world simultaneously broadcast their lamentations within a monumental sculptural setting, enacting rituals of grief. The installation combined performance, sound, and architecture to consider the anatomy of grief and the intricate systems we use to manage fate and uncertainty. The book leads the reader through the compli
Item Description: Collaborating artists : Mrike Nokaj ; Kalash Tossouni Boudoyan ; Amar Ozmanyan ; Aziz Tamoyan ; Lala Ismayilova ; Haji Rahila Jafarova ; Lama Tashi Galay ; Lama Phurba Tshering ; Goama Marcel Nana ; Paul Nana ; Rasmane Nana ; Yamba Nana ; Pong Pon ; Pong Rean ; Seng Son ; Aníbal González ; Hanna Koduah ; Nota Kaltsouni ; Vangelis Kotsos ; Nikos Menoudakis ; Alagu Adaikkan ; Muniyammal Bose ; Busara Azimbaeva ; Toktokan Chancharova ; Siah anak Tutong ; Zamfira Ludovica Mureşan ; Patimat Alibekova ; Zakhra Maldaeva ; Ana Luisa Montiel ; Marison Montiel.
Carrier Form: 219 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9783775743198 (paperback) :
3775743197 (paperback)
Index Number: N6537
CLC: J0-05
Call Number: J0-05/T196
Contents: In conversation : Homi K. Bhabha and Taryn Simon -- U.S. Department of State confirmation pages for nonimmigrant visa applications & excerpts from U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) P-3 visa petition -- Collaborating artists -- Excerpts from interviews with collaborating artists.

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