The Other Side
New York: Béatrice Coron, 2013. Paperback. 1 of 12 copies. A collaboration between Béatrice Coron and Shirley Sharoff. An oblong dos-a-dos bound in black paper wrappers. One side of this book is by Shirley Sharoff, an artist from Brooklyn, New York who moved (at a young age) to Paris, and talks about her ideas of what this new life would be like mixed with her childhood memories of New York City. The other side is written by Béatrice Coron, an artist from France who moved to New York City, and talks about her impressions of New York City. The text on both sides is in a mix of French of and English. Colorfully illustrated with collaged paper cutouts. All text is handwritten. The book can be extended as an accordion so that both sides can be viewed. Housed in a silver paper slipcase with triangular cutouts. Size: 6 x 10 x .5 inches.
Cristina Favretto, Head of Special Collections at the University of Miami describes her work in Coron's "artfragments" portfolio: "There is a palpable joy in the work of Béatrice Coron, the kind of joy we felt as children in unwrapping a particularly enticing holiday gift. But...for Béatrice the gift is a sheet of Tyvek...or paper, and the stories to be unearthed and unleashed within and through the medium." Coron describes her book work: "For the last 20 years, I have been exploring visual storytelling in artist books, paper cutting and public art. Collecting memories from individuals and communities, I stage narrative allegories in silhouette to create a dialogue with the viewer in playful fantasies. These visual chronicles record archetypal stories that transcend time and space. I have been fascinated by the relation of people to their space and the sense of belonging. Using papercutting where everything is cut from a single piece of Tyvek, the profusion of individual stories makes a coherent whole world." [From her website]. ARTB/081921. Fine.
Item #35281
Price: $800.00