The first monograph on Liz Glynn offers a thematic journey through a decade of her sculptures, installations, and live performances. From her first participatory performance building Rome in 24 hours - in cardboard-to Open House, her open-air Gilded Age ballroom - cast in concrete - in Central Park, Liz Glynn examines the past to shed light on present day social and economic conditions through a diverse array of sculptures, structures, and actions. This monograph, designed to emphasise Glynn’s interest in process, temporality, labor, and shifting notions of value, features a series of essays on the artist’s practice as a whole, texts on each of her discrete projects as well as images from the artist’s studio, and documentation of her performances. Together they give readers a comprehensive overview of an artist whose career has garnered enormous attention from audiences and critics alike. AUTHOR: Susan Cross is Curator of Visual Arts at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts. SELLING POINTS: . Artist: Liz Glynn is a contemporary American artist. Much of her work is sculptural and installation-based, incorporating found objects and materials. Her work deals with institutional critique, collecting practices, antiquity, monument-building, and the concept of material value. Many of her installations encourage public engagement and participatory performance among her audiences. . First: This publication is the first monograph on the work of this inventive maker and insightful cultural observer. The lavishly illustrated book takes readers through more than ten years of sculpture, installation and live performance, documenting each project with descriptive text along with multiple images. . Themes: Arranged thematically rather than chronologically, the book communicate the areas of interest that continue to inform Glynn’s practice, including: 1. The Rise and Fall of Empires, 2. The Global Economy and the Mercurial Nature of Value, 3. Labor, and 4. The Myths of the Single Maker. . Illustrations: The book is generously illustrated with 400 colour illustrations. . Essays: Three essays by: Connie Butler on the artist’s overall practice. Essay by Jose Luis Blondet focusing on performance work. Essay by Susan Cross on the project for MASS MoCA and the artist’s practice as a whole. 400 colour illustrations
