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Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz: I Want

Edited by Pauline Boudry, Renate Lorenz
Contributions by Gregg Bordowitz, Laura Guy, Dean Spade, Craig Willse

Sprache: Englisch, 24 x 34 cm, 68 Seiten, 34 Farbillu., Softcover.
ISBN 978-3-95679-235-9

Edited by Pauline Boudry, Renate Lorenz
Contributions by Gregg Bordowitz, Laura Guy, Dean Spade, Craig Willse

This publication documents the major film installation I Want (2015) by collaborative artists Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz, which was presented at their 2015 solo exhibitions at Kunsthalle Zürich and Nottingham Contemporary. The double-projection film installation is based on a script that borrows texts from American punk-poet Kathy Acker (1947–1997), as well as chats and materials by convicted whistle-blower Chelsea Manning that speak of her reasons for revealing nearly one million secret military and diplomatic documents through WikiLeaks, at the same time exposing her transgender identity to her superiors. Through poetic gestures of appropriation and recombination, Boudry and Lorenz examine issues around gender, sexuality, the performance of identity, and the nature of collaboration. Alongside generous color documentation, written contributions by Gregg Bordowitz, Laura Guy, Dean Spade, and Craig Willse unpack and reflect upon both the historical context and contemporary significance of this multivalent work.

Design by Stephan Müller (Müller & Wesse) with Luise Bartels

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