Tavares Strachan
Encyclopedia of Invisibility (Pocket Guide)
New York City, USA: Marian Goodman Gallery, 2024
[unpaginated], 23.5 x 30.8 x 25.4 cm., hardcover
Edition of 250 signed and numbered copies
The Encyclopedia of Invisibility [below] is a 2018 bookwork by Tavares Strachan that features thousands of entries focused on historically marginalized individuals, places, and events. The Encyclopedia is a 2400 page compendium of research into subject matter and topics of overlooked and hidden histories. It is described by the artist as "a written and illustrated inverse of the Encyclopedia Britannica, functioning as Literature but also taking on the role of Sculpture.”
The Pocket Guide version is a slightly more accessible version. Produced in an edition of 250, it is bound in leather, with gilded pages made of archival paper, and housed on a lucite box and stand. It has a price tag of four grand, and a three month waiting period, as the works are made to order.
For more information, visit the publisher’s site, here.
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