The Fondation Pernod Ricard announces two new publications on its editorial platform.
TextWork #30
Not Quite Resolved, Jean-Claude Ruggirello according to Vivian Sky Rehberg
“Lingua Morta and Bruits de fond both feature works Ruggirello has made or elements of his work in a death parade and ruinous ritual, but he still has a stake in keeping sculpture alive and kicking. He insists that whenever we think, say, or do anything, we produce a “hors-champ,” or something off-screen, out of shot, unseen, out of range and that this is his primary interest in images and in sculpture. He illustrates this with his work Martingale (2007) a dual screen video projection portraying a slowly spinning, horizontally suspended, customized sports car paired with a slowly spinning, horizontally suspended, uprooted autumn-leafed tree.”
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TextWork #31
Doing Women-Blanket-Basket: Persisting in pleasure despite it all, Seulgi Lee according to Binna Choi
“I have come to dwell on the nature of this ‘plaisir’ as she says, as opposed to work, occupation, or job. The overt positivity of the blankets of her Blanket Project U, as aligned with this artistic attitude, has also made me wonder about it, especially in relation to the saddening fact that the Nubi craft is now only a specialized, barely surviving traditional skill. And a vernacular culture of language is also affected by globalization. Aren’t we living in a broken world of increasing destruction, violence and inequality? Having said that, provided that making every blanket in the Blanket project U necessitated the close collaboration with a craft person, I wonder, is this pleasure a shared, and shareable one?”
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Upcoming TextWorks
Benoît Piéron according to Léon Kruijswijk
Ali Cherri according to Yung Ma
Pauline Bastard according to iLiana Fokianaki
TextWork fosters and supports the work of artists active in the French art scene through the publication of long-form critical essays produced by international writers. With this program, the Pernod Ricard Foundation reinforces its commitment of over 20 years to supporting and disseminating this art scene. TextWork is conceived with the support of the French Ministry of Culture.
For more information: textwork@fondation-pernod-ricard.com
