Description
With this latest body of work, Bak steadfastly proves the important role of the artist in understanding the human experience and confronting difficult episodes in the history of our time. As author Lawrence L. Langer writes: "We are beholding a mute autopsy of the human journey, invited to become artists of the imagination ourselves as the only way of joining this arduous excursion into the meaning of our current existence."
In his essay, Langer demonstrates his mastery of Holocaust history and his clear understanding of Bak’s visual language, deftly guiding us through the complex ambiguities of the work. He offers ways of seeing beyond mere looking, noticing and expanding upon both broad themes and seemingly inconsequential details. In his essay, art historian Andrew Meyers places Bak’s figures in context with historical approaches to the genre, then thematically classifies Bak’s multivalent approaches to the subject in a nuanced continuum.
Together, the artist and authors of Figuring Out turn the question of "Who am I?" into a question of "Who are we?"—preparing the viewer and reader to pick up the mantle of this inquiry.
Book Information
ISBN 9781879985421
Author Lawrence L. Langer
Format Hardback
Page Count 136
Imprint Pucker Art Publications
Publisher Pucker Gallery,US
Weight(grams) 363g