Berend Strik, body electric

Known for his photographically-based embroidery, Berend Strik is a master weaver of harsh imagery and soft gossamer threads. From pornography, carnival clubs, and cloned sheep to same-sex marriage, newborn babies, and love, Strik sews it all together. In addition to embroidery, he makes use of a variety of media, including photography, stained glass, video, and architectonic installations. Strik's work consists of deviations, deformations, mutations; into a culture of generic sameness, he introduces genuine variations, deviations that resist immediate assimilation. "Body Electric charts what at first glance may seem a bewilderingly multi-faceted work. Conceived in close collaboration with the artist, this book features a uniquely stitched cover: the diver dives...