Entirely conceived by the artist, this publication, between artist's book and exhibition catalogue, consists of a notebook of 48 fastened pages, in a bound envelope. It contains several texts on the artist's work, accompanied with numerous illustrations, as well as a series of questions collected with his friends and close relations, artists, gallerists, collectors, family members... A poem is inserted between pages.
Born in 1969 in Newton, Pennsylvania, Jason Dodge lives and works in Berlin. His work has been exhibited extensively, including in solo exhibitions at Kunsthauslenz, Linz (2013); Casey Kaplan, New York (2013), Henry Art Museum, Seattle (2013); Kunstverein Nürnberg (2012); Galleria Franco Noero, Torino (2012); CAC Vilnius (2011); La Galerie, Noisy - le - Sec (2010); Kunstverein Hannover (2010); Kunstverein Düsseldorf (2009); REC., Berlin (2006). Among his group shows:
The 9th Mercosul Biennial, Porto Alegre (2013);
A House of Leaves, David Roberts Art Foundation, London (2013);
Paris Triennale,
Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2012);
30th São Paulo Biennial (2011),
The Workers, MASS MoCA, North Adams (MA, USA) (2011);
Language of Less (Then & Now), MCA Chicago (2011);
The Quick and the Dead, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2009);
The Awakening of the Birds: Homage to Olivier Messiaen, Collection
Lambert, Avignon (2009/2008); NY_SOME TIME WAITING, Kadist Art Foundation, Paris (2008)
