Author: Da Corte, AlexUnpacking the popular culture, fine art and Americana references at the heart of Alex Da Corte's Rubber Pencil Devil, this volume accompanies the Venezuelan American artist’s ambitious 2025 presentation. Including previously unpublished archival documents alongside new photographs of costumes, props and installations. Ingrid Schaffner and David Getsy expand upon Da Corte’s artistic trajectory, while author Simon Wu uses the artwork for an original piece of fiction.This marks the first installation of Rubber Pencil Devil (Hell House) (2022), a 17-foot-tall neon-covered house commissioned by Glenstone that holds Da Corte’s groundbreaking video work Rubber Pencil Devil (2018), originally presented at the 57th Carnegie International. At nearly three hours long, the video is composed of 57 vignettes that reflect on the concept of “America” through uncanny, tender and at times violent scenes. ISBN 9798987425442. Glenstone Museum. hb. 400 pages. 500 colour ills. 33.1 x 24.2 cm.available
