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Project Statement
by S Strang
This book uses photographs of rubbings from a topographical globe to examine the idiom of the four corners of the earth through scale and representation.
4 Corners
Leroy Stevens
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Agents
Leroy Stevens
type: initiating
role:
artist
nationality:
born: U.S.
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Publication Information
publisher: self
dates:
publication: 1997-00-00
publication history: []
Aesthetic Profile
movement:
subject:
political art (AAT)
themes: Both playful and socio-politically sharp, 4 Corners approaches globalization through the familiarity of the "four corners of the earth", a phrase from Isaiah 11-12. [S. Strang]
content form:
publication tradition:
artists' book (local)
inspiration: []
related works: []
other influences: Although perhaps not a conscious influence, 4 Corners references elementary education and the classroom through its simple "board book" structure and its use of the globe. [S. Strang]
community: school Stevens was a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago at the time of publication [S. Strang]
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