Hardback 200-page book published to accompany the exhibition at 180 The Strand, London, curated by Jefferson Hack and presented by The Store X and The Vinyl Factory
Featuring extensive installation photography and interviews with all the artists in the show
Quarter-cased cover on Ecorel Presto White with gold foil and ribbon marker
160 text pages printed on Heaven 42 135gsm
32 text pages printed on Munken Polar Rough 120gsm
End pages printed on Colorplan Amethyst 135gsm
Art direction and graphic design by Jamie Reid and Boris Meister
Printed by PUSH, London
Limited edition of 500
The Store X The Vinyl Factory presented the group show TRANSFORMER: A Rebirth Of Wonder at 180 The Strand from 2 October - 8 December 2019 Curated by Jefferson Hack, TRANSFORMER featured newly commissioned and debut works by: Doug Aitken, Sophia Al-Maria & Victoria Sin, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Donna Huanca, Juliana Huxtable, Evan Ifekoya, Dozie Kanu, Quentin Lacombe, Lawrence Lek, Jenn Nkiru, Chen Wei and Harley Weir & George Rouy. The title of the show was inspired by beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s ‘I Am Waiting’, which comments on the societal problems of contemporary America, and calls for a change of consciousness – the rebirth of a new wonder.
As such, TRANSFORMER explores ideas of identity, representation and self-image, while questioning how coming together to take action can help shape positive change. As Hack says: “The artists in TRANSFORMER look deeply into the present and see the future. Each artist is a powerful mediator of their community and culture, using storytelling, poetics, and ritual to author new narratives and expand our field of vision. They are world-makers, inviting us to access altered states of consciousness as we step beyond reality into a series of highly authored, staged environments.”
