Lin May Saeed : arrival of the animals /
"German artist Lin May Saeed (b. 1973) grapples with the complex entanglements of humans and animals. Her work centers on the nonhuman animal and revisits, revises, or outright invents stories of animal subjugation, liberation, and harmonious cohabitation with humans, combining historical, myth...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Williamstown, Massachusetts :
Clark Art Institute,
[2020]
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| Summary: | "German artist Lin May Saeed (b. 1973) grapples with the complex entanglements of humans and animals. Her work centers on the nonhuman animal and revisits, revises, or outright invents stories of animal subjugation, liberation, and harmonious cohabitation with humans, combining historical, mythical, and theological narratives with materials such as paper, steel, and Styrofoam. This latter material-easy to acquire and work, yet environmentally violent-receives particularly sustained attention. Empathy, humor, and lightness of touch combine with a radical reimagining of everyday life and a sense of how animality is intertwined with otherness. The catalogue surveys Saeed's formation, work, and thinking, positioning them within a broader discourse on animals and animality in art and culture. Its title suggests the appearance of animals in humans' modern moral consciousness, simultaneous with their departure in the current era of mass extinction"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 143 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780300250862 030025086X 9781935998440 1935998447 |