Asad Raza - Diversion
| Author | various |
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| Publisher | X Artists' Books |
| ISBN | 9781737838838 |
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This artist newspaper, edited by Asad Raza and Mathew Hale, accompanies a new work by Raza of the same name, which redirects the river through Portikus and invites the public to interact with and dip in the waters of the Main. The river is a key protagonist in the planetary water cycle—channeling earth's circulation of water from mountain to brook, from ocean and to cloud. As a source of energy flows, fertility, and new life, the river is often understood as a powerful deity or person, holding historical, economical, socio-political, and emotional importance. In response to Portikus' unique location on Frankfurt's Main island, artist Asad Raza's new work Diversion reflects on the many facets that rivers carry. In an evocative waterscape that spans the entire exhibition space, visitors encounter a continuous stream of the Main diverted through the gallery and flowing back to the current.
| 20 p, ills colour & bw, 35 x 51 cm, pb, English |
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