Allora & Calzadilla Specters of Noon (Hardcover)

A beautiful presentation of a new suite of works made for the Menil Collection by Allora & Calzadilla The Puerto Rico-based collaborative duo Allora & Calzadilla created Specters of Noon as a group of seven large-scale works specifically for the Menil Collection. The ensemble is orchestrated around the idea of solar noon, a notion derived from Surrealist texts by Caillois, Cesaire, and others that probe the transcultural mythology of noon-a time when shadows vanish and delirious visions momentarily reign. The works include light projections, guano, ship engines, live vocal performance, and coal. Using the Menil's Surrealist holdings as a point of departure, Specters of Noon is infused throughout with a Caribbean perspective that addresses the instability of environmental and colonial politics; one work is a power transformer damaged in Hurricane Maria that is half-sheathed in bronze. Filled with stunning installation photography and insightful texts both commissioned and reprinted, this volume captures the spirit of Jennifer Allora (b. 1974) and Guillermo Calzadilla's (b. 1971) deeply researched and multifaceted work. Distributed for the Menil Collection Exhibition Schedule: Menil Collection, Houston (September 26, 2020-June 20, 2021)

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2021
Authors:	Michelle White
Contributors:	Roberto Tejada • Julie Ault • Elizabeth Deloughrey • Daniel Immerwahr • David Lang • Gerardo Mosquera • Molly Nesbit • Mari Carmen Ramirez • Maria Stavrinaki
Dimensions:	305 x 229 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-25446-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General
LSN:	0-300-25446-6
Barcode:	9780300254464

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