Dimensions: image: 1219 x 1419 mm
Copyright: © Carey Young, courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: Looking at Carey Young's "Body Techniques (after Parallel Stress, Dennis Oppenheim,1970)," from the Tate Collections, I'm struck by the figure's pose against the stark landscape. What is your read on this work? Curator: For me, it's about the labor inherent in performative actions, and how the body becomes a tool—almost a commodity—within the landscape. How does Young’s revisiting of Oppenheim’s work highlight shifts in the means of production and control? Editor: That's a great point! I didn't consider the body as a commodity in this context. Thanks for the insights. Curator: Glad to share a perspective. Examining the materials and context offers a whole new appreciation.
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In this colour photograph the artist Carey Young is depicted lying stretched out and face down in a shallow concavity between two mounds of rocks and dirt, situated in a dusty landscape. In the distance, a cityscape featuring several construction cranes emerges through a hazy atmosphere. No other figures populate the scene, the emptiness of which is heightened by the large expanse of cloudy sky that occupies almost half of the composition. The fact that Young wears a plain, dark grey business suit and high-heeled shoes only serves to emphasise the peculiarity of her pose in the landscape.
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