Performing/Guzzling

by Kim Gordon

First published 2010

This artist's book presents Kim Gordon's visual explorations across multiple media formats. Gordon combines watercolor paintings, photographs, and written pieces to document her artistic vision shaped by popular culture. The volume showcases work from the Sonic Youth co-founder's broader creative practice beyond music. Jutta Koether and Hilton Als contribute written pieces that complement Gordon's visual materials. The book functions as an expanded portfolio that layers different artistic approaches into one cohesive project. Gordon's work reveals an artist moving between visual and textual expression, drawing inspiration from the cultural landscape that has surrounded her career. The first three thousand copies include a signed print by Gordon herself.

Genres: art, contemporary, biography-memoir, music, 21st-century, cultural-studies

Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: expanded-portfolio, layered-artistic-approaches

Period: 21st-Century

144 pages · Hardcover · Rizzoli

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