
Taryn Simon
Contraband
Hatje Cantz Verlag
1st Edition
Published on 22. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-3-7757-3971-9 (ISBN)
Description
Taryn Simon (*1975) is an American artist whose works combine photography, text, and graphic design. Her practice involves extensive research, in projects guided by an interest in systems of categorization and classification. In Contraband, 1,075 photographs were taken at both the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Federal Inspection Site and the U.S. Postal Service International Mail Facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. From November 16, 2009, through November 20th, 2009, Taryn Simon remained on site and continuously photographed items detained or seized from passengers and express mail entering the United States from abroad. The list of items include: pork, syringes, Botox, GBL date rape drug, heroin, imitation Lipitor, Ketamine tranquillizers, Lidocaine, Lorazepam, locust tree seed, ginger root, deer tongues, cow urine, Cohiba cigars, Egyptian cigarettes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ostfildern
Germany
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Illustrations
0 Abbildungen, 1090 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder
ca. 1075 Abb.
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Width: 18 cm
Thickness: 4 cm
Weight
1440 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7757-3971-9 (9783775739719)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Hans Ulrich Obrist is an art curator, critic and historian. He is the Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects at the Serpentine Gallery, London.