lauren halsey: mohn award 2018
first edition, 2018. scarce.
“the multimedia artist and funkstress has been mapping her visions of black home space via architectural structures, hieroglyphic etchings, archival objects, and assemblages for over a decade. halsey uses found objects and handmade works to cultivate a sense of civic urgency. south central, los angeles, halsey's current and generational home, grounds and charts these ventures in world-building, reminding us of the graphics, decelerations, and funk visions that black people have declared as vernacular.” —essence harden
by anne ellegood and erin christovale, with contributions by douglas kearney and lauren halsey. the mohn award is awarded to an artist with exceptional work in the made in l.a. biennial at the hammer museum. it was awarded to halsey for her piece "the crenshaw district in hieroglyph project" which forms a temple with plywood adorned with hieroglyphs depicting graffiti and community members significant to her home of south la. the book includes original texts by douglas kearney, anne ellegood and an interview between halsey and curator erin christovale.
los angeles: hammer museum / delmonico books. isbn: 9783791359472. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. 149 pages. softcover. bound in black and white pictorial paper wrappers. transparent plastic dustjacket with green lettering. book condition: fine. jacket condition: unclipped. fine. Item #2931
Price: $175.00
