Petah Coyne: Everything That Rises Must Converge

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Unlike many latest artists who center of attention on social or media-related issues, Petah Coyne (born 1953) imbues her work with a paranormal quality to rouse intensely personal associations. Her sculptures convey an inherent tension between vulnerability and aggression, innocence and seduction, good looks and decadence, and, in the long run, life and death. In her darkly beautiful sculptural installations, she uses strange and eclectic materials such as hay, black sand, wax, satin ribbons, synthetic flowers, white powder, and taxidermy animals.

This handsome book features works spanning the past decade, among them pieces that incorporate literary themes from diverse sources: Flannery O’Connor (who inspired the present book’s title), Yasunari Kawabata, and Dante. Additional works take their inspiration from filmmakers such as Yasuhiro Ozu and Michelangelo Antonioni. The amount includes an interview with the artist and an original short story by A. M. Homes that responds to the themes and narratives in Coyne’s work.

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