{"product_id":"nora-turato-govern-me-harder","title":"Nora Turato: govern me harder","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe third title in the Clarion series features Amsterdam-based artist Nora Turato and her vibrant enamel panels that magnify the omnipresence of text, design, and speech in our contemporary culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Meticulous as Helen and tricky as Odysseus, the artist invites us first to misread the slick surfaces and humor of her works as effortless, then forces us to attend to the laborious practices they belie, the histories and possibilities of that effort.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eArt in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally trained as a graphic designer, Nora Turato adapts text to subvert and create messages. Although many of Turato's performances and works appear to be drafted by free association, she meticulously and thoughtfully edits them to evoke a sense of alluring confusion. In three signature murals with a bespoke typeface, Turato addresses the inundation of language, typography, and graphic design in our contemporary culture, whether in the news, on social media, or in advertisements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished on the occasion of Turato's widely popular exhibition \u003ci\u003egovern me harder\u003c\/i\u003e at 52 Walker, this publication features texts by Ebony L. Haynes and Anna Kats. Serving as an extension of the exhibition, performance scripts by the artist are also included in this publication. As described in The Brooklyn Rail, \"In the slick sea of graphic smoothness and language lost from meaning, something has still been irrefutably made.\"","brand":"David Zwirner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42663998521380,"sku":"9781644230862","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9781644230862.jpg?v=1777351505","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/nora-turato-govern-me-harder","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}