It's Proof that Counts

This extensive monograph gives a detailed insight into the work of Scottish artist Karla Black. Reflecting the ephemeral nature of her work, the monograph resembles an artist's sketchbook that is still in the process of being used. Plaster, chalk dust, and Vaseline, or substances such as face powder, lipstick, and nail varnish are often the raw materials. These delicate works - whether transparent cellophane arranged sculpturally to hang from the ceiling, or fragile works of gossamer-fine powder sprinkled onto the floor - present references to the Minimal and Conceptual art of the 1960s and 1970s. Karla Black extends the classical notion of sculpture through a process-oriented, performative handling of cultural connotations and untypical materials. Published in association with migros museum fur gegenwartskunst, Zurich, Kunstverein Hamburg, Modern Art Oxford, and Inverleith House, Edinburgh. English and German text.