Firelei Báez: Trust Memory over History
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Author: Baez, Firelei
In her monumental paintings and installations, the Dominican American artist Firelei Báez creates images bursting with symbols from folktales, colonial occupation, legendary creatures and revolutions. This colourful publication serves as an introduction to Báez’s work. The artist discusses how she interrogates powerful concepts such as truth and history throughout her practice. Special attention is paid to her “palimpsests,” paintings on top of colonial maps or construction plans for colonial architecture, both of which represent the establishment’s notion of objectivity. Inspired by Báez’s works, poet Warsan Shire and author Katrine Rasmussen Kielsen contribute texts considering the legacy of colonialism.
ISBN 9788793659711. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. pb. 92 pages. 48 colour ills. 33 x 24.1 cm.
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In her monumental paintings and installations, the Dominican American artist Firelei Báez creates images bursting with symbols from folktales, colonial occupation, legendary creatures and revolutions. This colourful publication serves as an introduction to Báez’s work. The artist discusses how she interrogates powerful concepts such as truth and history throughout her practice. Special attention is paid to her “palimpsests,” paintings on top of colonial maps or construction plans for colonial architecture, both of which represent the establishment’s notion of objectivity. Inspired by Báez’s works, poet Warsan Shire and author Katrine Rasmussen Kielsen contribute texts considering the legacy of colonialism.
ISBN 9788793659711. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. pb. 92 pages. 48 colour ills. 33 x 24.1 cm.
available