Author: Dyson, TorkwaseIn her multidisciplinary practice guided by her working philosophy of Black Compositional Thought, Torkwase Dyson creates curvilinear and rectangular hyper-shapes and abstractions that speak to infrastructures of liberation and resistance. Published to accompany a recent exhibition in New York, this beautiful volume is composed of one bound paper book and a diverse array of unbound materials (all contained in a slipcase). Includes new writing from various contributors. In her recent exhibition at Pace Gallery in New York (with its site-specific installations and layered paintings), Dyson explored her geometries on an architectural scale, inviting viewers into new spatial and perceptual practices. Likewise, this publication asks readers to engage with the forms and actions that make up a book. Composed of one bound paper book and a diverse array of unbound materials—including acrylic, vellum, acetate and accordion-folded paper, all contained in a slipcase—it is as much an art object as it is an addendum to the exhibition. It also includes new writing by Dionne Brand, LeRonn P. Brooks, Saidiya Hartman, Jaleh Mansoor and Mabel Wilson, and a conversation with Christina Sharpe.ISBN 9781948701914. Pace Publishing. pb. 76 pages. 47 colour ills. 26.7 x 26.7 cm.available
