Nikita Gale

IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS

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An extraordinary artist’s book, made in collaboration with Chisenhale Gallery, exploring Gale’s work and myriad references

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Chisenhale Gallery launches the second title in its Chisenhale Books series, Nikita Gale: IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS. Marking the finale of Gale’s Chisenhale exhibition, her first artist’s book contains an intergenerational conversation with conceptual artist Barbara Kruger and a short meditation by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hilton Als. These feature alongside contributions by artist and Chisenhale Gallery alum P. Staff and Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron, author of Afro-Dog: Blackness and the Animal Question. Through the lens of a multifaceted practice, Gale examines themes of invisibility and audibility, interrogating the dynamic between performer and spectator, structure, and decay. Produced with great care, this extraordinary book is reflective of the artist’s practice. Four visual essays, hand-annotated by Gale – ‘Absence’, ‘Ruin’, ‘Silence’, ‘Dog’ – explore themes central to the work. Nikita Gale: IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS deploys throw-outs, gatefolds, five different types of papers, and a subtly disruptive design to delve into Nikita Gale’s art.

Text by Zoé Whitley, P.Staff, Hilton Als, Barbara Kruger and Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron.

Book Design & Creative Direction by Billie Temple.

Additional information

Weight 1016 g
Dimensions 20.9 x 44.7 cm
Publisher name Thames and Hudson Ltd
Publication date 17 January 2023
Number of pages
Format Paperback / softback
Contributors Edited by Zoé Whitley and Amy Jones, Text by Hilton Als, P. Staff, Barbara Kruger, and Dr Bénédicte Boisseron
Dimensions 20.9 x 44.7 cm
Weight 1016 g
Nikita Gale's work applies the lens of material culture to consider how authority is negotiated within political, social and economic systems. The LA-based artist holds a BA in Anthropology with an emphasis in Archaeological Studies from Yale University and earned an MFA in New Genres at UCLA. Gale's exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery marks her first European institutional solo show. Her work has been exhibited recently at 52 Walker (New York); MoMA PS1 (New York); Kunstraum Kreuzberg (Berlin); Swiss Institute (New York); California African American Museum (Los Angeles); Cubitt (Los Angeles); The Studio Museum in Harlem (New York); and in Made in L.A. 2018 at the Hammer Museum (Los Angeles). Gale is represented by Commonwealth & Council (LA), 56 Henry (NYC) and Reyes | Finn (Detroit).

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