LaToya Ruby Frazier - the last Cruze:
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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Frazier, LaToya Ruby 1982- (FotografIn, InterviewerIn), Lund, Karsten (HerausgeberIn), Øvstebø, Solveig 1973- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [Chicago] The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago [2020]
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Abstract:As the General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio halted production and faced possible closure, displacing its workers, artist LaToya Ruby Frazier joined with these workers, their families, and their local union leaders to tell the story of the plant in its final days. After more than fifty years of automobile production and a commitment to manufacture the Chevrolet Cruze until 2021, the facility was recently "unallocated" by GM, as the company shifts its focus toward overseas manufacturing and the production of electric and autonomous vehicles. For many, this meant uprooting their families and giving up the support of a close-knit community. Those who turned down transfers to GM plants in other states lost their income, pensions, and benefits. The Last Cruze, which sets out to amplify the voices of the auto workers in Lordstown, introduces a new chapter to Frazier's work in investigating labor, family, community, and the working class. Exhibited at the Renaissance Society in 2019, this body of work includes over sixty photographs, alongside the written stories of the workers, and was staged within an installation that echoes the structure of the plant's assembly line. This substantial catalogue includes extensive documentation of the work and introduces new essays and dialogues by contributors including Coco Fusco, David Harvey, Werner Lange, Lynn Nottage, Julia Reichert, Benjamin Young, and members of the local chapter of the United Auto Workers.
Beschreibung:Colophon: This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition: "LaToya Ruby Frazier: The Last Cruze", The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, September 14-December 1, 2019. Curated by Karsten Lund and Solveig Øvstebø. The exhibition traveled to The Wexner Center for the Arts at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, February 1-August 23, 2020
Umfang:391 Seiten 24 x 31 cm
ISBN:9780941548793
0941548791