Research Catalog

Title

Glenn Kaino : this book is a promise ; Glenn Kaino : this book is a memory / edited by Denise Markonish ; foreword, Joseph C. Thompson ; contributions, Denise Markonish [and twelve others].

Publication

New York, NY : DelMonico Books/D.A.P. ; North Adams, MA : MASS MoCA, 2021.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Markonish, Denise
• Kaino, Glenn (Glenn Akira), 1972-
• Thompson, Joseph C.
• Jones, Deon
• Abrams, Stacey

Description

134, 118 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm

Summary

Published for the Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artist Glenn Kaino's largest exhibition to date, In the Light of a Shadow, this book showcases his work and how art can chronicle parallel trajectories of disparate political and geographical contexts, utilizing history to speak about our present, and art to facilitate political action and hope. Kaino has built his career in the space between these two; creating projects that are based on the magic of trust, fair promises and righting the lapses in memory and omissions of history. This Book Is a Promise is organized in a galaxy-like structure, with different aspects of Kaino's production over the years represented as intertwined constellations. Additionally, the book reads in two directions, Memory and Promise, each with its own cover. The Memory side presents a retrospective survey, while the Promise surveys the MASS MoCA exhibition. Themes explored include equity, visibility, belief, regeneration and space-making.

Alternative Title

• Glenn Kaino : in the light of a shadow
• Glenn Kaino : this book is a memory
• This book is a promise
• This book is a memory
• In the light of a shadow

Subject

• Kaino, Glenn 1972- > Exhibitions
• Kaino, Glenn 1972-

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Note

• Published for the exhibition "Glenn Kaino: In the Light of a Shadow" held at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, April 5, 2021-September 5, 2022.
• Texts printed back-to-back and inverted (tête-bêche format), with separate title pages and pagination.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 129).
• Filmography: page 127.

Contents

• PROMISE. Foreword / Joseph C. Thompson -- Chapter 1: Promise. Dreamweaver : the promises of Glenn Kaino / Denise Markonish -- Black, green, and the shared palette of struggle / Brian Dooley -- Glenn Kaino in conversation with Deon Jones and Stacey Abrams -- Hopeful objects / Glenn Kaino.
• MEMORY. Introduction : notes on _SHIPS / Glenn Kaino -- Chapter 2: Equity. Paradoxes of hope : on In the Light of a Shadow / Amir Ahmadi Arian -- Glenn Kaino's sculptural vision / Kimberly Juanita Brown -- Chapter 3: Visibility. Eyes and I's / Janna Levin -- Chapter 4: Belief. Don't let him fool you / Mike Caveney -- Chapter 5: Regeneration. Nearby is the country they call life / Chus Martínez -- Changing course / David Gruber -- Chapter 6: Spacemaking. Deep rivers : Glenn Kaino's rhizomatic collaborations / Laura Fried.

Call Number

JQF 22-210

ISBN

• 163681011X
• 9781636810119

LCCN

2021939458

OCLC

1256541772

Title

Glenn Kaino : this book is a promise ; Glenn Kaino : this book is a memory / edited by Denise Markonish ; foreword, Joseph C. Thompson ; contributions, Denise Markonish [and twelve others].

Publisher

New York, NY : DelMonico Books/D.A.P. ; North Adams, MA : MASS MoCA, 2021.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 129).

Filmography: page 127.

Added Author

Markonish, Denise, editor, contributor.

Kaino, Glenn (Glenn Akira), 1972- artist, interviewee, contributor.

Thompson, Joseph C., writer of foreword.

Jones, Deon, interviewer.

Abrams, Stacey, interviewer.

Spine Title

Glenn Kaino : in the light of a shadow

Research Call Number

JQF 22-210