TY - BOOK ID - 33996333 TI - Taryn Simon : an occupation of loss AU - Simon, Taryn AU - Watters, Aliza PY - 2017 SN - 9783775743198 3775743197 PB - Berlin Hatje Cantz DB - UniCat KW - Taryn Simon KW - Installations (Art) KW - Performance art KW - Weepers (Mourners) in art KW - Bereavement in art KW - fotografie KW - eenentwintigste eeuw KW - Simon Taryn KW - Verenigde Staten KW - portretfotografie KW - rouw KW - performances KW - performance KW - dood KW - 7.071 SIMON KW - 77.071 SIMON KW - Simon, Taryn, KW - Exhibitions UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:33996333 AB - In her monograph, 'An Occupation of Loss', artist Taryn Simon creates a detailed record of her years researching professional mourning, which culminated in a seminal performance at the Park Avenue Armory in 2016. During the installation, professional mourners from around the world simultaneously broadcast their lamentations within a monumental sculptural setting, enacting rituals of grief. The installation combined performance, sound, and architecture to consider the anatomy of grief and the intricate systems we use to manage fate and uncertainty. The book leads the reader through the complicated visa application process for the mourners invited to enter the United States, revealing the underlying structures governing global exchange, the movement of bodies, and the hierarchies of art and culture. ER -