The Exhibitionist
by Kathryn Rantala

Description

In early 2024, a selection of Kathryn Rantala’s visual art was on exhibit at the Frances Anderson Cultural Center in Edmonds, WA. The Exhibitionist is a companion booklet to the showing. In short, episodic prose, the book is a fictionalization of the gallery and art-viewing experience.  It inhabits the mind and sits on the shoulder of an exhibit attendee who identifies with and takes in the art on display, experiencing the viewing not only as an individual but as a member of a group and becoming something of an exhibitionist (in the non-sexual meaning) in the process.  The book is illustrated by color images of several stills (a version of assemblage) such as those in the exhibit, many not previously shown and some held in private collections.

Published under the imprint Sleeping Monkey; distributed by Ravenna Press.  Not available on Amazon.

The book comes with the art announcement/postcard created for the event, while supplies last.