Someone Else – A Library of 100 Books Written Anonymously or Under Pseudonyms, 2011
Installation, 488 x 22 x 190 cm.
image: © Pat Verbruggen, Collection Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
Collection: Collection Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.
Someone Else is based around the idea of a library of 100 books that have been written either anonymously or under a pseudonym. The books have been selected from around the world and from across centuries, including books by Emily Brontë (who used the pseudonym Ellis Bell) and Herman Hesse (who used the pseudonym Emil Sinclair). The reasons for authors deciding to do this varies greatly, from “Fear of not having a Christian name positively masculine” to “fear of not being able to return home”, together offering an insight into the issue of censorship as well as social prejudices in different cultural contexts. 100 metal surrogate book sculptures are presented on shelves. Each is etched with the title of a book as well as the reason for its author’s anonymity, and each is empty to signify the absence of the author’s real identity. (NH)
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> SHILPA GUPTA.
Shilpa Gupta creates artworks that examine the place of subjectivity and human perception in relation to themes of desire, conflict, security, technology and
Exhibitions & Ensembles
> Exhibition: Don't You Know Who I Am? – Art After Identity Politics. M HKA, Antwerpen, 13 June 2014 - 12 October 2014.
> Exhibition: SHILPA GUPTA – Today Will End. , 21 May 2021 - 12 September 2021.