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Tiona Nekkia McClodden: MASK / CONCEAL / CARRY
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About The Book
“An artist who may be America’s most essential today.” —Siddhartha Mitter, The New York Times
Known for her sharp examinations of biomythography and intersubjectivity, McClodden uses a research-based approach in her practice as an artist and self-described “historian and cultural custodian.” MASK / CONCEAL / CARRY dissects the many meanings of these three words. McClodden creates films, paintings, and sculptures from her own firearms and calibers, and referencing cultural and historical objects including Benin Bronzes and BDSM gimp masks. This exhibition pivots around the concept of “training to failure.” It holds that, in order to make progress, you need to carry more weight than you can handle; to achieve gains or to succeed—a success measured by and set in accordance with someone else’s standard—you must strenuously lift something that is inherently too great a load to bear. McClodden communicates a core awareness of the body as it corresponds to the fragile boundaries of the psyche. Through custom lighting, the artist carefully choreographs a performance between the work, the gallery space, and the viewer.
Adding to McClodden’s narrative and psychological concepts, this publication includes a curator’s note from Ebony L. Haynes, a poem by the acclaimed writer and artist Rhea Dillon, and a conversation between the poet Simone White and the artist, as well as a statement penned by McClodden herself.
Product Details
- Publisher: David Zwirner Books/52 Walker (December 19, 2023)
- Length: 96 pages
- ISBN13: 9781644231081
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“...her ability to complicate and innovate, both formally and conceptually, while honoring origins, means McClodden continues to expand her role in the art world, from an influential artist to that of historian and cultural custodian”
– Artnet News
“one of the most singular artists of our aesthetically rich, free-range time”
– The New York Times
“the multidisciplinary artist has established herself as a leading voice in contemporary Black culture”
– Cultured Magazine
“An artist who may be America’s most essential today.”
– The New York Times
“The 22 Best Art Shows of 2022”
– Cultured
“The Best New York Art Shows of 2022”
– Jerry Saltz, Vulture, New York Magazine
“Best Art of 2022”
– Roberta Smith, The New York Times
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