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February 8, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Lisa Pearson,
An unprecedented collection of image and text, redefining the act of reading: IT IS ALMOST THAT
It Is Almost That collects twenty-six visionary image+text works by women artists and writers. Supremely imaginative in their use of word and image, these hybrid works are steeped in narrative play and subversion, inviting readers to engage in multiple modes of reading and to make unexpected connections. The first in a series that embodies Siglio’s unique editorial mission, It Is Almost That features substantial excerpts or the works in their entirety—many previously unpublished, difficult to find, or long out-of-print.
Among the selected works:
—a full chapter from the painted autobiographical novel by a young artist who died in the Holocaust (Charlotte Salomon)
—the transformation of the front pages of newspapers into alchemical drawings (Suzanne Treister)
—a comic book-like paean to sexual awakening (Dorothy Iannone)
—a computer-generated chance operation that “imagines” houses and their inhabitants (Alison Knowles)
—the pseudo-scientific examination of mother-daughter conversations (Eleanor Antin)
—drawings called "body maps," inscribed with stories of HIV-positive South African women (Bambanani Women’s Group)
This collection is not organized like a traditional anthology; rather, it creates a constellation of works in conversation with one another. As these works exceed categorical boundaries, the editor has selected and sequenced the collection so that various kinds of connective tissue (formal, aesthetic, thematic, metaphorical, etc.) cohere the works with one another. While many works may be recognized by their various connections (such as to Fluxus, Conceptual, Feminist, and Outsider art as well as to experimental literature, etc.), the collection aims to engage both literary and art audiences, reorienting the reader so that these works may be seen and read anew.
IT IS ALMOST THAT
includes work by
Eleanor Antin
Bambanani Women’s Group
Fiona Banner
Louise Bourgeois
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
Cozette de Charmoy
Ann Hamilton
Jane Hammond
Susan Hiller
Dorothy Iannone
Bhanu Kapil & Rohini Kapil
Helen Kim
Alison Knowles
Ketty La Rocca
Bernadette Mayer
Adrian Piper
Charlotte Salomon
Geneviève Seillé
Molly Springfield
Cole Swensen & Shari DeGraw
Suzanne Treister
Erica Van Horn & Laurie Clark
Carrie Mae Weems
Hannah Weiner
Sue Williams
Unica Zürn
Siglio books now distributed by D.A.P.
Distributed Art Publishers, a major international distributor of books and special editions by an array of the world’s most respected publishers, museums and cultural institutions, has welcomed Siglio to its highly lauded list. Launching three new titles as well as featuring Siglio’s backlist in the spring catalog, D.A.P. will significantly expand the marketplace for Siglio books.
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