Rachel Harrison: Sitting in a Room

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Author: Harrison, RachelThis title highlights the recent work of Rachel Harrison, who takes a porous, hybrid approach to objects both made and found. Spanning mediums that include sculpture, drawing, photography and painting, Harrison’s nimble, layered method has always escaped easy categorisation. Published in conjunction with her exhibition at the Astrup Fearnley Museet, this volume documents the show’s distinctive format, with each gallery conceived as a specific room. Abstraction is shot through with vernacular references to jarring, often comic effect, as formalist concerns are forced to vie with rogue elements from the outside world.From Sculpture Court to Town Square, Gym, Living Room and Cabinet, the exhibition places the viewer in contexts both intimate and public, and the original essays commissioned here expand and deepen those trajectories. Designed by Joseph Logan in close collaboration with the artist, this richly illustrated volume includes Harrison's own photography of Sitting in a Room and reflects her unique approach to the making of both exhibitions and the catalogues that outlast them.ISBN 9788293654209. Gregory R. Miller & Co./Astrup Fearnley Museum. hb. 220 pages. 230 colour ills. 22.9 x 29.8 cm.available Show more