Max Guy : but tell me, is it a civilized country? /
"This book accompanies Max Guy's exhibition 'But tell Me, is it a civilized country?,' an installation of new works centered on The Wizard of Oz. The title is drawn from a conversation between the Witch of the North and Dorothy in which the Witch defines 'civilized' as...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago, IL :
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago,
[2023]
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| Summary: | "This book accompanies Max Guy's exhibition 'But tell Me, is it a civilized country?,' an installation of new works centered on The Wizard of Oz. The title is drawn from a conversation between the Witch of the North and Dorothy in which the Witch defines 'civilized' as not including magic. Anchored in Chicago-where L. Frank Baum's novel was written and first published, and home to enduring monuments to Oz fandom-the exhibition and book bridge the parallel universes of the Emerald City and its birthplace, drawing out the traces each carries of the other. A number of latent currents course underneath the work: critical perspectives on modernist urbanism, the peculiar products of fan culture, and the transformative power of storytelling and other acts of world-making. This catalog features essays by artist and writer Brit Barton and the exhibition's curator, Michael Harrison, as well as a transcription of a conversation between Guy and artist and writer Irena Haiduk. The book will also include a new artist project made specifically for the book in the form of an annotated bibliography created by Guy of writings and images that relate to and inspire his practice"-- |
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| Item Description: | "Published on the occasion of the exhibition Max Guy: but tell me, is it a civilized country? The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, December 3, 2022-February 5, 2023, curated by Michael Harrison." |
| Physical Description: | 160 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780941548892 0941548899 |