Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Book cover.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. Two-page spread.
Object Objects, an artist's book by Shana Kaplow. Contemporary art, contemporary painting, contemporary drawing, artist's process, art studio, art criticism, art theory, artists' conversation art book. Title page. End page and back cover flap.

“This book distills Kaplow’s thought and creative output into a single object in much the same way that Kaplow shows us seemingly mundane objects hold so much: the dreams and fears of both an individual and the larger world, arranged in complex layers that are deeply rewarding to explore.”

— Eric Morris-Pusey

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Object Objects : Shana Kaplow
an artist’s book

Object Objects, encompasses Shana Kaplow’s contemporary art practice from intimate sketches and notes printed on translucent, vellum pages to lush documentation of the artist’s monumental ink-on-paper installations. The proximity between intimate thoughts and public presentations mirrors the artist’s broader practice, in which Kaplow navigates the uncertain terrain between individual consumption and global systems of production. Images of precariously stacked plastic chairs, teetering work stools, and the spaces between their parts become fertile ground for the artist who urgently challenges concepts of comfort and home. Kaplow remarks, “I am interested in what is unseen, yet carried along with these objects. There is a contradiction between their solidity and the precarious and extractive conditions that created them.”

This beautifully printed volume features images of finished work, works-in-progress, source materials, notes, and sketches, offering the sensibility of a studio visit. Designed by the award-winning graphic designer Matthew Rezac, Object Objects also includes a creative non-fiction essay by New Orleans writer, Veronica Kavass, and a conversation between Kaplow and Minneapolis artist, Sarah Petersen. The texts reveal layered aspects of Kaplow’s work, illuminating its poetic, conceptual, and biographical underpinnings while allowing the reader plenty of space to ponder the work for themselves.

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ISBN 978-0-578-52857-1
10.625” x 8.375”
112 pages, Smyth sewn, soft cover with flaps
© 2019 Shana Kaplow, Veronica Kavass, Sarah Petersen. All rights reserved.

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Shana Kaplow is a recipient of a 2018 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature, the voters of MN; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.