2000 Words: Kaari Upson

For Kaari Upson (born 1972), possessions are the gateway into the human psyche. Contained within them are all the hopes, dreams, fears, and desires of their owners. Like a shaman, Upson creates her own gateways, using unorthodox techniques to imbue everyday objects with an arcane magic. The result is auratic works that act as powerful, haunting symbols of absence, failed aspirations, and loneliness.

Part of the 2000 Words series conceived by Massimiliano Gioni and published by DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, this monograph contains an essay by Ali Subotnick that examines Upson’s pseudo-scientific approach to her art that allows her to create confounding work that is simultaneously familiar and foreign.

Edited by:

Karen Marta

Comissioning editor:

Massimiliano Gioni

Year of publication:

2017

ISBN:

978-2-8399-2089-6

English / Paperback / 18,5 x 25 cm / 151 pages