TY  - BOOK
AU  - Simon, Taryn
TI  - An occupation of loss: Taryn Simon
SN  - 9783775743198
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Berlin
PB  - Hatje Cantz Verlag
KW  - Bereavement in art
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - Θρήνος στην Τέχνη
KW  - Εκθέσεις
KW  - Perfomance
KW  - Μετανάστες στη Τέχνη
KW  - Immigrants in Art
N2  - In her monograph, 'An Occupation of Loss', artist Taryn Simon creates a detailed record of her years researching professional mourning, which culminated in a seminal performance at the Park Avenue Armory in 2016. During the installation, professional mourners from around the world simultaneously broadcast their lamentations within a monumental sculptural setting, enacting rituals of grief. The installation combined performance, sound, and architecture to consider the anatomy of grief and the intricate systems we use to manage fate and uncertainty. The book leads the reader through the complicated visa application process for the mourners invited to enter the United States, revealing the underlying structures governing global exchange, the movement of bodies, and the hierarchies of art and culture

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