Joan Jonas: They Come to Us Without a Word

They Come to Us without a Word documents Joan Jonas' (born 1936) project for the US Pavilion of the 56th Venice Biennale, an installation that incorporates multiple components, including projected videos (with music by Jason Moran), drawings and photographs. Each section of the pavilion represents a particular creature (bees, fish) or natural condition. Recited fragments of ghost stories sourced from the oral tradition of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, form a continuous narrative linking one room to the next. Designed with Jonas' close collaboration, this book features an extensive collection of images selected by the artist, including stills, drawings and photographs. Also included is a major new text by Jonas herself, as well as significant texts from Ann Reynolds and Marina Warner, and an interview with the artist by Ingrid Schaffner.

Author: Joan Jonas
Publisher: Gregory R. Miller & Company
Published: 08/25/2015
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.50lbs
Size: 12.20h x 8.30w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781941366073
ISBN10: 1941366074
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Individual Artists | Monographs
- Art | Film & Video
- Art | Conceptual