PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Natasha Bowdoin's Wild Eyed brings together and documents three major projects the artist has realized over the past four years: Maneater at MASS MoCA (2018), Sideways to the Sun at the Moody Center for the Arts (2019), and most recently, In the Night Garden at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (2020). These installations are accompanied by curatorial essays by Denise Markonish, Shirley Reece-Hughes, and Wendy Vogel exploring the artist's interest in and connection to the natural world, examining the role nature plays in our conception of our own humanity.

The book design stresses the the tripartite structure of the book. Each section is launched with an introductory essay, set as a two-color insert at a smaller trim size and on a lighter weight of paper, so the three markers can be grasped from the section of the book. There is a clear split between text and the artwork—between analysis and documentation. An introductory sequence shows the making of the work, while a section of full-bleed photographs documents performances held in conjunction with the installations. The book cover has a tactile quality, impressed through a four-layered blind emboss on top of the installation photograph. In tune with the separation of text and image, the book title is introduced on the back cover of the book.

BOOK INFORMATION

Trim Size: 8.125 x 11 in

Number of Pages: 144

Binding Method: Sewn, layflat binding

Paper: Munken Print White 1.5, 115g/m2; Maxi Offset 70g/m2; Euroboard Spezial GT2, 300g/m2

Typefaces: GT Walsheim Ragular

CREDIT INFORMATION

Creative Director: Reto Geiser

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Book Designer: Noëmi Mollet and Reto Geiser

Jacket/Cover Designer: Noëmi Mollet and Reto Geiser

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