Roberta Tenconi – författare

This new monograph on Nari Ward pays particular attention to aspects of performativity, sound and time-based practices that have emerged from collaborative exchanges in the artist's work

New York–based, Jamaican–born artist Nari Ward (born 1963) is internationally renowned for his installations made up of familiar, everyday materials and layered with social and historical references. Giving new life to a wide range of found objects chosen for their strong symbolic value, Ward addresses issues central to our time, from racial and social injustice to consumer culture, identity and a sense of belonging.This monograph presents the most up-to-date studies on the artist’s work, exploring in-depth aspects relating to the idea of performance, collaboration, sound and time-based practices. The catalog, designed by London–based studio Kellenberger-White, also includes a conversation between Ward and choreographer Ralph Lemon about their collaboration in the Geography Trilogy performance project (1997–2004), four large-scale installations exhibited for the first time since their original presentation.

Set in various Uzbek landscapes spanning time and place, Ismailova’s films weave a storied tapestry of ancestral folklore, traditional craft and colonial resistance

Uzbek artist Saodat Ismailova (born 1981) is part of the first generation of Central Asian filmmakers following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Her films emphasize long shots that evoke the aesthetics of slow cinema, often combined with archival footage and installed within textile sculptural elements drawn from vernacular traditions, as in the exhibition at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan, which this volume refers to. Exploring the collective memories of her home region, Ismailova interweaves myths with personal dreams to address social issues such as women's emancipation, identity and the colonial past.