Publications
Terry Adkins: Soldier Shepherd Prophet Martyr: Videos from 1998–2013
This first survey of videos by Terry Adkins (1953–2014) includes works created from 1998–2013. Adkins was a multimedia artist and musician who studied historical figures that he deemed "immortal"—including John Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Martin Luther King, Jr., Bessie Smith, Matthew Henson, and Ludwig van Beethoven, often focusing on moments and biographical facts that have escaped our collective memories and the dominant narratives of his subjects lives. Although he made videos throughout his career, these remain lesser-known than his performances and sculptures. This exhibition catalogue includes: stills and written descriptions of twelve videos; installation views of the exhibition; a curatorial statement by Kendra Paitz; the 2013 commencement address Adkins delivered at Illinois State University; and Paitz’s interviews with Adkins’ friends and colleagues, including Lorna Simpson, Ian Berry, Joshua Mosley, Demetrius Oliver, and Valerie Cassel Oliver. (2017, 108 pages) Order Sample pages |
Carrie Schneider: Nine Trips Around the Sun
Featuring photographs and films made between 2006 and 2015, Nine Trips around the Sun offers a survey of what Carrie Schneider (born 1979) describes as “documents of something performed for the camera,” and demonstrates the range of lens-based processes she has employed. Included is Schneider’s entrancing recent series Reading Women, for which the artist photographed and filmed 100 individual female artists, curators, writers and musicians in their homes and studios as they each read a book of their choosing by a woman author. The project resulted in 100 intimate portraits and a four-hour film. Published in conjunction with Schneider’s first comprehensive survey exhibition, this volume--the artist’s first monograph--includes essays by Julie Rodrigues Widholm and Joanna Szupinska-Myers, and an interview with the artist conducted by exhibition curator Kendra Paitz. (2016, 84 pages) Order Sample pages |
The House of the Seven Gables: An Exhibition Catalogue
The House of the Seven Gables is inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1851 novel. Serving as a repository of memory and atonement, the titular mansion itself functions as a portrait of the family's collective trauma. This publication features 27 works by 22 contemporary artists who explore themes of haunting, portraiture and the architectural uncanny. In acknowledgement of its direct relationship to an existing book, The House of the Seven Gables' design references the layout of the first edition of Hawthorne's novel, and features essays by exhibition curator Kendra Paitz, as well as Justine S. Murison, Christopher Atkins, and Corinne May Botz. Artists include: Reed Barrow • Corinne Botz • Jan Bünnig • Anne Collier • Bill Conger • Drew Conrad • Sue de Beer • Rachel Feinstein • Andreas Fischer • Anya Gallaccio • Benjamin Gardner • Katy Grannan • Alice Hargrave • Bob Jones • Brian Kapernekas • Rachel Khedoori • Peter Krashes • Jacco Olivier • Robert Overby • Dario Robleto • Gregor Schneider • Sarah E. Wood.
Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2014, 112 pages)
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The House of the Seven Gables is inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1851 novel. Serving as a repository of memory and atonement, the titular mansion itself functions as a portrait of the family's collective trauma. This publication features 27 works by 22 contemporary artists who explore themes of haunting, portraiture and the architectural uncanny. In acknowledgement of its direct relationship to an existing book, The House of the Seven Gables' design references the layout of the first edition of Hawthorne's novel, and features essays by exhibition curator Kendra Paitz, as well as Justine S. Murison, Christopher Atkins, and Corinne May Botz. Artists include: Reed Barrow • Corinne Botz • Jan Bünnig • Anne Collier • Bill Conger • Drew Conrad • Sue de Beer • Rachel Feinstein • Andreas Fischer • Anya Gallaccio • Benjamin Gardner • Katy Grannan • Alice Hargrave • Bob Jones • Brian Kapernekas • Rachel Khedoori • Peter Krashes • Jacco Olivier • Robert Overby • Dario Robleto • Gregor Schneider • Sarah E. Wood.
Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2014, 112 pages)
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Juan Angel Chávez
Juan Angel Chávez, the first published survey of Chávez's work, was published in conjunction with Winded Rainbow, the artist's 2015 solo exhibition at University Galleries of Illinois State University. The book includes reproductions of sculptures and installations from 2007-2015, the maquettes for those works, an artist biography, and an essay by exhibition curator Kendra Paitz.
Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2015, 38 pages)
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Juan Angel Chávez, the first published survey of Chávez's work, was published in conjunction with Winded Rainbow, the artist's 2015 solo exhibition at University Galleries of Illinois State University. The book includes reproductions of sculptures and installations from 2007-2015, the maquettes for those works, an artist biography, and an essay by exhibition curator Kendra Paitz.
Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2015, 38 pages)
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Melanie Schiff: Sun Land
Sun Land, the first published survey of Melanie Schiff’s photographs, includes works from 2002 - 2012. Published in conjunction with her exhibition, The stars are not wanted now at University Galleries of Illinois State University—which traveled to CAM Raleigh—the book features an essay by Shamim M. Momin, a poem by Kristen VanDeventer, and a conversation between Melanie Schiff and exhibition curator Kendra Paitz. Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2013, 84 pages)
Excerpt Please note, this excerpt is © Kendra Paitz & Melanie Schiff. The full text is available in the book or by request.
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Sun Land, the first published survey of Melanie Schiff’s photographs, includes works from 2002 - 2012. Published in conjunction with her exhibition, The stars are not wanted now at University Galleries of Illinois State University—which traveled to CAM Raleigh—the book features an essay by Shamim M. Momin, a poem by Kristen VanDeventer, and a conversation between Melanie Schiff and exhibition curator Kendra Paitz. Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2013, 84 pages)
Excerpt Please note, this excerpt is © Kendra Paitz & Melanie Schiff. The full text is available in the book or by request.
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Jason Lazarus: Your Time is Gonna Come
Chicago-based photographer Jason Lazarus (born 1975) is known for using both traditionally developed photography as well as found and solicited images and texts in collaborative installations. Among the projects examined is Too Hard to Keep, an ongoing archive through which Lazarus preserves photographs too emotionally charged to keep yet too meaningful to destroy. The first published survey of the artist's practice includes essays by exhibition co-curators Kendra Paitz and Barry Blinderman, as well as Michelle Grabner and Nicholas Wylie. Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University in conjunction with Your Time is Gonna Come, the artist's first large-scale museum survey. (2013, 84 pages)
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Chicago-based photographer Jason Lazarus (born 1975) is known for using both traditionally developed photography as well as found and solicited images and texts in collaborative installations. Among the projects examined is Too Hard to Keep, an ongoing archive through which Lazarus preserves photographs too emotionally charged to keep yet too meaningful to destroy. The first published survey of the artist's practice includes essays by exhibition co-curators Kendra Paitz and Barry Blinderman, as well as Michelle Grabner and Nicholas Wylie. Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University in conjunction with Your Time is Gonna Come, the artist's first large-scale museum survey. (2013, 84 pages)
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Oliver Herring: TASK
TASK documents a burgeoning phenomenon begun in 2002 by artist Oliver Herring. Herring developed TASK as a self-generating, improvisational gathering in which a community engages in a collaborative art-making event. Using cardboard, tape, aluminum foil, pipe cleaners, markers and other materials, participants follow a simple set of rules: write a task for someone to perform, then randomly select a task to perform yourself (e.g. “Use cardboard mailing tubes to make a symphony;” “Form a conga line;” “Create a crime scene”). The cycle continues, task building upon task, as people share new ways to develop ideas and solve problems. This volume includes a detailed history of TASK by Herring; extensive photo-documentation of TASK parties and events in the U.S., Canada, England, France and Japan; statements by participants; instructions on how to organize a TASK party; and essays by Kendra Paitz, Ian Berry, and Kristen Hileman. Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2011, 176 pages)
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TASK documents a burgeoning phenomenon begun in 2002 by artist Oliver Herring. Herring developed TASK as a self-generating, improvisational gathering in which a community engages in a collaborative art-making event. Using cardboard, tape, aluminum foil, pipe cleaners, markers and other materials, participants follow a simple set of rules: write a task for someone to perform, then randomly select a task to perform yourself (e.g. “Use cardboard mailing tubes to make a symphony;” “Form a conga line;” “Create a crime scene”). The cycle continues, task building upon task, as people share new ways to develop ideas and solve problems. This volume includes a detailed history of TASK by Herring; extensive photo-documentation of TASK parties and events in the U.S., Canada, England, France and Japan; statements by participants; instructions on how to organize a TASK party; and essays by Kendra Paitz, Ian Berry, and Kristen Hileman. Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2011, 176 pages)
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Kendell Carter
California-based artist Kendell Carter (born 1970) draws from hip hop culture and modernist painting, architecture and furniture design to create immersive installations addressing race, gender and consumer culture. This volume is a survey of work from 2006–2013, including the artist’s recent collaboration with Darren Hostetter. The artist's first published monograph includes an essay by Claudine Ise and a conversation with Carter by exhibition curator Kendra Paitz. Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2013, 72 pages)
Excerpt Please note, this excerpt is © Kendra Paitz & Kendell Carter. The full text is available in the book or by request.
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California-based artist Kendell Carter (born 1970) draws from hip hop culture and modernist painting, architecture and furniture design to create immersive installations addressing race, gender and consumer culture. This volume is a survey of work from 2006–2013, including the artist’s recent collaboration with Darren Hostetter. The artist's first published monograph includes an essay by Claudine Ise and a conversation with Carter by exhibition curator Kendra Paitz. Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2013, 72 pages)
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Stephanie Brooks: Poems and Poem Forms
Designed by Chicago-based artist Stephanie Brooks in conjunction with her solo exhibition, Distance Intimacy, at University Galleries of Illinois State University (curated by Kendra Paitz), this publication features a selection of Brooks's text-based works and an essay by Rachel Furnari. Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2009, 64 pages)
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Designed by Chicago-based artist Stephanie Brooks in conjunction with her solo exhibition, Distance Intimacy, at University Galleries of Illinois State University (curated by Kendra Paitz), this publication features a selection of Brooks's text-based works and an essay by Rachel Furnari. Published by University Galleries of Illinois State University. (2009, 64 pages)
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Spinning and Dyeing; Or, Reading, Writing, Sewing, Breathing, Thinking. Dianna Frid and Kendra Paitz in Conversation.
Exhibition poster and conversation produced in conjunction with Dianna Frid's solo exhibition, IT TAKES TIME, curated by Kendra Paitz at University Galleries in 2017.
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Exhibition poster and conversation produced in conjunction with Dianna Frid's solo exhibition, IT TAKES TIME, curated by Kendra Paitz at University Galleries in 2017.
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To Occupy the Space of One's Habitat: Edra Soto and Kendra Paitz in Conversation
This conversation was published to accompany Soto's Graft installation for Out of Easy Reach, at the DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, in 2018.
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This conversation was published to accompany Soto's Graft installation for Out of Easy Reach, at the DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, in 2018.
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Carrie Schneider: Burning House
Exhibition poster designed for Carrie Schneider's 2014 solo exhibition, Burning House, curated by Kendra Paitz. The poster features Paitz's essay Slow Burn. This essay was re-published by Pratt Institute in 2017 for Schneider's Burning House book.
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Image: Carrie Schneider, Burning House, July (sunset), 2011. C-print. 40 x 50 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago.
Exhibition poster designed for Carrie Schneider's 2014 solo exhibition, Burning House, curated by Kendra Paitz. The poster features Paitz's essay Slow Burn. This essay was re-published by Pratt Institute in 2017 for Schneider's Burning House book.
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Image: Carrie Schneider, Burning House, July (sunset), 2011. C-print. 40 x 50 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago.
Deafening the satellites and lifting the curtains
Kendra Paitz's essay was published in the newsprint publication that accompanies Re-imagining a Safe Space, co-curated by Deborah Willis and Melissa Harris at New York University.
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Kendra Paitz's essay was published in the newsprint publication that accompanies Re-imagining a Safe Space, co-curated by Deborah Willis and Melissa Harris at New York University.
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The periphery is what interests me: A conversation between Alice Hargrave and Kendra Paitz
This interview by Kendra Paitz was included in Alice Hargrave's monograph, Paradise Wavering, published by Daylight Books in 2016.
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This interview by Kendra Paitz was included in Alice Hargrave's monograph, Paradise Wavering, published by Daylight Books in 2016.
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and soon the tree which moves the branch
This essay by Kendra Paitz was published by Chicago's Hyde Park Art Center in conjunction with Melissa Oresky's solo exhibition, Trail. (Exhibition brochure)
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Image: Melissa Oresky, Studio Landscape, 2012. Acrylic and mixed media (leftover studio materials) on paper, 72 x 72 in. Courtesy of the artist.
This essay by Kendra Paitz was published by Chicago's Hyde Park Art Center in conjunction with Melissa Oresky's solo exhibition, Trail. (Exhibition brochure)
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Image: Melissa Oresky, Studio Landscape, 2012. Acrylic and mixed media (leftover studio materials) on paper, 72 x 72 in. Courtesy of the artist.
But isn't superstition still rampant among us?
Kendra Paitz was invited to write this essay to accompany Häxan Daze, an exhibition curated by Kristoffer Holmgren at Normandale Community College Fine Art Gallery in Bloomington, Minnesota.
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Kendra Paitz was invited to write this essay to accompany Häxan Daze, an exhibition curated by Kristoffer Holmgren at Normandale Community College Fine Art Gallery in Bloomington, Minnesota.
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The inescapable future past
Kendra Paitz's essay accompanies Bill Conger's multi-platform 2012 project, now were alone now.
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Image: Installation view of Bill Conger's now were alone now at Heavy Brow Gallery, Bloomington, Illinois, 2012. Courtesy of the artist.
Kendra Paitz's essay accompanies Bill Conger's multi-platform 2012 project, now were alone now.
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Image: Installation view of Bill Conger's now were alone now at Heavy Brow Gallery, Bloomington, Illinois, 2012. Courtesy of the artist.
Bill Conger: An Unremembered Past
Kendra Paitz's essay was published by Golden Parachutes, Berlin, in conjunction with Bill Conger's 2011 solo exhibition, Used to Love. (e-book)
Used to Love e-book
Kendra Paitz's essay was published by Golden Parachutes, Berlin, in conjunction with Bill Conger's 2011 solo exhibition, Used to Love. (e-book)
Used to Love e-book