Escape to Berlin
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Author: Piper, Adrian
In 2005 American artist and philosopher Adrian Piper secretly emigrated from the United States. Several months passed before anyone realised she had disappeared. She resurfaced in Berlin and has lived there ever since. Piper has consistently and firmly refused to return to the US or explain why she left. This title is a gripping autobiographical narrative that provides a full account of the facts from the artist herself.Many assume it was because she discovered her name on the Transportation Security Administration's Suspicious Travelers watchlist. Others point to Wellesley College’s forcible termination of her tenured full professorship. Yet others speculate that George W. Bush’s presidency, or American racism, or the invasion of Iraq compelled her to leave. All these conjectures are groundless.Previously out of print, this essential memoir returns in English for fans of the beloved conceptualist to discover and enjoy anew.
ISBN 9788836657179. Silvana Editoriale. hb. 332 pages. 112 colour ills. 22.9 x 17.1 cm.
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In 2005 American artist and philosopher Adrian Piper secretly emigrated from the United States. Several months passed before anyone realised she had disappeared. She resurfaced in Berlin and has lived there ever since. Piper has consistently and firmly refused to return to the US or explain why she left. This title is a gripping autobiographical narrative that provides a full account of the facts from the artist herself.Many assume it was because she discovered her name on the Transportation Security Administration's Suspicious Travelers watchlist. Others point to Wellesley College’s forcible termination of her tenured full professorship. Yet others speculate that George W. Bush’s presidency, or American racism, or the invasion of Iraq compelled her to leave. All these conjectures are groundless.Previously out of print, this essential memoir returns in English for fans of the beloved conceptualist to discover and enjoy anew.
ISBN 9788836657179. Silvana Editoriale. hb. 332 pages. 112 colour ills. 22.9 x 17.1 cm.
available