Seeing through stone /
"Centering the voices of the currently and formerly incarcerated, works from 80 contributors visualize a prison-free future. Prisons are so ingrained in history and the cultural imagination as to appear inevitable. Yet as long as prisons have existed, alternative rehabilitations have flourished...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Cruz, CA : San José, CA :
Institute of the Arts and Sciences ; San José Museum of Art,
2024.
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| Summary: | "Centering the voices of the currently and formerly incarcerated, works from 80 contributors visualize a prison-free future. Prisons are so ingrained in history and the cultural imagination as to appear inevitable. Yet as long as prisons have existed, alternative rehabilitations have flourished. Seeing through Stone accompanies the largest-ever exhibition emerging from the movement for prison abolition in the United States. It draws its title from a work by poet Etheridge Knight (1931-91), who wrote his first collection while incarcerated at Indiana State Prison. The art and texts in this catalog explore this shared capacity for the radical sight permeating through prison walls and include contributions from artists, writers and activists both currently and formerly incarcerated, alongside those without that lived experience. Over 80 artists and collectives from around the world contribute work, while the original texts are authored by such activists as Robin D.G. Kelley and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson."-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition Seeing through Stone, co-organized by the Institute of the Arts and Sciences and San José Museum of Art, and presented at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences (April 12, 2024-January 5, 2025), Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos (April 19, 2024-January 5, 2025), and the San José Museum of Art (April 26, 2024-January 5, 2025)." Includes exhibition checklist (pages 229-238). |
| Physical Description: | 243 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781646570454 1646570456 |