The Middle Pillar
by Carol Bove
by Carol Bove
Text by Cathleen Chafee
28 pages
Edition of 1000
Published by Karma
2013
Softcover
THE MIDDLE PILLAR: A RETROSPECTIVE INTRODUCTION
IN 2004 CAROL BOVE DESCRIBED HER INTEREST IN WHAT SHE CALLED THE PROVOCATIVE “SHADY PLACES” OF DISPLAY: “A GRADIENT THAT STARTS WITH A SMALL, PERSONAL DOMESTIC OBJECT AND GOES THROUGH ART OBJECTS, INSTALLATION ART, SITE-SPECIFIC WORKS, ENVIRONMENTS, INSTALLATION DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, ETC.” HER USE OF HISTORICAL OBJECTS AND TEXTS BELONGS TO THIS LARGER PROJECT DEDICATED TO UNDERMINING BINARIES, OFTEN THE EITHER/OR DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS AND AUTONOMOUS ARTWORKS.