KRISTIN POSEHN in conversation with JONATHAN GRIFFIN

Reclamation

Artist Kristin Posehn will discuss her new book Reclamation, about her public artwork of the same name, with Frieze contributing editor and art critic Jonathan Griffin. Reclamation is both a novella and an exhibition catalogue. The book tells the story of an ephemeral public artwork through the experiences of a fictional narrator. The artwork Reclamation was an elaborate reproduction of a ruin: a one-to-one scale replica of the last remaining facade from the ghost town of Metropolis, USA. The installation took place in the newly constructed city of Almere, the Netherlands. At this event, Kristin Posehn and Jonathan Griffin will be in conversation about the book and artwork, architecture, photography, public vs private space, and the peculiar story of the ghost town of Metropolis. Kristin Posehn is an artist based in Los Angeles. She has produced numerous commissioned works, including installations for Museum De Paviljoens, Netherlands, the Bonnefanten Museum, NL, Aspex, UK, and Netwerk Center for Contemporary Art, Belgium. She received a Ph.D. in Fine Art from the Winchester School of Art, Winchester, UK, and did a two year research and production residency at the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, NL. In 2010, she was a Visiting Tutor at Oxford University, UK. Reclamation is her first book. Jonathan Griffin is a writer, art critic and editor. Born and raised in London, he now lives in Los Angeles. He is a Contributing Editor of Frieze magazine, and has also written for publications including Art Review, Texte Zur Kunst, Flash Art and The Art Newspaper. He has contributed essays for a number of books, including a monograph on British painter Ross Chisholm, published by JRP Ringier, and Vitamin P2, published by Phaidon. Forthcoming books include a monograph on Hernan Bas, published by Rizzoli, and Vitamin D2, published by Phaidon. Photo of Posehn by Aaron Farley. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS MARCH 22, 2013.