Joseph Grigely: acknowledgments

This is a book of acknowledgments. Artists cannot do everything
themselves. The process of making art and bringing it to the public
involves a wide array of people who have skills beyond my own.
There are a lot of hands involved – literally and figuratively – bending
materials and ideas in a certain way, and giving shape to intentions:
assistants, art handlers, designers, curators, gallerists, family, friends,
and, ever and always, sign language interpreters.

The art itself also requires support structures of various kinds:
templates, brackets, shelves, hangers, straps, crates. Likewise, there
are immaterial forms of support in the shape of institutional contracts
and legal statutes. Ultimately, it’s not just about making art and art
exhibitions, it is also about being an artist in a sustainable way, working
alongside people who directly and indirectly contribute to my sense
of being.

MASS MoCA, 2024. Softcover, 104 pages, 5.5" x 8.25" in.