member: Pope.L, 1978–2001

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Stuart Comer, C. Carr, Valerie Cassel Oliver, Adrienne Edwards, Darby English, Malik Gaines, Danielle A. Jackson, Adrian Heathfield, EJ Hill, Thomas J. Lax, Andre Lepecki, Yvonne Rainer, Martine Syms, Martha Wilson

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The first-in depth publication to critically investigate the impact of Pope.L’s early performances on his career

Pope.L (b. 1955) is a consummate thinker and provocateur whose practice across multiple mediums – including painting, drawing, installation, sculpture, theatre and video – utilizes abjection, humour, endurance, language and absurdity to confront and undermine rigid systems of belief. Spanning works made primarily from 1978 to 2001, member: Pope.L, 1978-2001 features a combination of videos, photographs, sculptural elements, ephemera and live actions. This volume, published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, presents a detailed study of thirteen early works that helped define Pope.L’s career. It features essays by curators, artists, filmmakers and art historians, plus an intervieww and artistic interventions by the artist. These components are supplemented by thirteen detailed plate entries that highlight key details of each work. The entries engage performances that are rooted in experimental theatre such as Egg Eating Contest (1990) and Aunt Jenny Chronicles (1991) as well as street interventions such as Thunderbird Immolation a.k.a. Meditation Square Piece (1978), ATM Piece (1996), and The Great White Way: 22 miles, 9 years, 1 street (2001-2009), among others. Together these works highlight the role of that performance has played within a seditious, emphatically interdisciplinary career that has established Pope.L as an influential force in the history of contemporary art.

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Weight 638 g
Dimensions 21 x 26.1 cm
Publisher name The Museum of Modern Art
Publication date 6 January 2020
Number of pages 144
Format Hardback
Dimensions 21 x 26.1 cm
Weight 638 g

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Stuart Comer is Chief Curator in the Department of Media and Performance at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.