The 20th Anniversary Retrospective from Miami's Locust Projects
comprehensively documents and celebrates 20 years of ground-breaking
contemporary art from the Southeast's leading alternative art space with
a playful and sophisticated graphic design.
Locust Projects, the Southeast's leading alternative art space,
documents its first 20 years in The 20th Anniversary Retrospective.
The cutting-edge art space offers contemporary visual artists the
freedom to experiment with new ideas. Locust's ethos of encouraging
exploration and breaking boundaries has, at times, extended to the very
integrity of its physical space (think jackhammered floors). This volume
includes a comprehensive visual record of over 150 exhibitions and
projects, essays and commentary, a written timeline, and extensive
quotes. Included are works by renowned artists such as Daniel Arsham,
Hernan Bas, Nathan Carter, Francesa DiMattio, Jim Drain, Jon Pylypchuk,
Retna, and Cristina Lei Rodriguez. The book includes text by director
Lorie Mertes and board members Steve Lanster and Debra and Dennis
Scholl.
The innovative book design, like Locust Projects itself, experiments
with convention. Visually referencing a calendar, the volume leads
readers on a voyage of discovery through the organization's history,
with each year's images visually bleeding into the next across
French-fold pages. The cover's thin strips of images are details from
installation photos. This book will appeal to anyone interested in
contemporary art, including artists, art lovers, collectors, students,
curators, gallerists, and arts administrators.
