A book about death

A BOOK ABOUT DEATH ‘
International art project
Sonja Benskin Mesher RCA 'The Chair and a Book About Death', a film about the working practice of the artist, an insight into her creative process and her involvement with the international phenomenon of A Book About Death. 34 min.
“A Book About Death” is a collaborative project conceived by American artist Matthew Rose for the Emily Harvey Foundation in New York City, where the original exhibition took place from September 10 – 22, 2009. The exhibition paid special homage to Ray Johnson (1927-1995), acknowledged as the “Father of Mail Art”. And the project, in its sprawling global reach explored how we celebrate memory and death.”
The exhibition in Wales is not the only one being organized for the spring. Other exhibitions are being planned for Belgium, Croatia and San Diego. Several inquiries have been made from Chile, Montreal and Beijing.

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