MICKEY SMITH
Corroborating Information, 2010
Five archival pigment prints in vintage frames
4 framed photographs: 8 x 10 x 1 inches each
1 framed photograph: 11 x 14 x 1 inches
Ed. 1/3
Courtesy of the artist and INVISIBLE-EXPORTS
Corroborating Information, 2010 (detail)
Five archival pigment prints in vintage frames
4 framed photographs: 8 x 10 x 1 inches each
1 framed photograph: 11 x 14 x 1 inches
Ed. 1/3
Courtesy of the artist and INVISIBLE-EXPORTS
In Corroborating Information, Mickey Smith has assembled and re-photographed found studio portraits that present the library—both fake and real—as the backdrop for portraits, exploring the relationship between the obsolescence of printed materials and the role of books in conveying status and mobility.
In Memoriam, 2011 (installation view)
1,201 Federal Reporters
143 x 194.5 inches
With special thanks to Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman LLP and Wiggin & Dana LLP
Photograph by Mia O.
In Memoriam consists of Federal Reporters that have been discarded and replaced by digital versions. Visitors have to step across the books in order to view the works in the gallery, making them active participants in the desecration of physical tomes of legal knowledge.