Paperback. Benoit Pieron: Slumber Party is the first book by the French artist, published on the occasion of his 2023 commission at Chisenhale Gallery, London. Continuing his practice of applying a vital softness to the hard spaces of the hospital, this new publication is inspired in both form and content by waiting room magazines as a site of intervention and diversion. Installation views accompany a visual essay by Pieron documenting the processes behind the commission. A series of activities have been devised by artists ClayAD, Paul Maheke, Roxanne Maillet and Pieron. Each invites the reader to either draw on or rip out pages to help pass the time; making and remaking the book anew for each reader.The book considers how to transform the often stale or distressing atmosphere of a medical waiting room with a sense of possibility and renewed imagination. These activities are accompanied by texts from Chisenhale Gallerys Director Zoe Whitley, the exhibitions curator Oliva Aherne, and ClayAD, as well as a conversation between Pieron and artist Paul Maheke that traverses subjects from the fallibility of healthcare and the work of Felix Gonzalez-Torres, to the allure of vampires and soft toys.This publication is made possible through the generous support of Lead Supporter, Fondation Pernod Ricard, and Headline Supporters, Fluxus Art Projects and The Clare McKeon Charitable Trust with additional thanks to the Chisenhale Gallery Publishing Supporters Circle, and Galerie Sultana. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Slumber Party (Paperback)
Publisher: Mousse Publishing, Milan
Publication Date: 2023
Language: English
ISBN 10: 8867496042
ISBN 13: 9788867496044
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Inspired by his own illnesses, Pi�ron transforms hospital supplies into imaginative installations

French artist Beno�t Pi�ron (born 1983) has spent most of his life in hospitals undergoing treatment for several immune diseases. In Slumber Party, he incorporates bedsheets, ambulance sirens and stuffed animals into his works, applying softness to the hard spaces of a hospital.

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