Occupied territory

Abstract

"During the '70s and '80s, Cohen turned her view-camera toward classrooms, science laboratories, testing facilities, waiting rooms, and other interior spaces where function triumphs over aesthetics. In cool, functional offices, futuristic reception areas, lifeless party rooms, and escapist motel rooms, Cohen surveys a society of surface, contradiction, and social engineering. The occasional decoration added in attempts at individualism only serve to amplify their uniformity. In her hands, clouds peel off walls and forest glades invade indoor tennis courts. Cohen records the world's ready-made sculptures, waiting to be framed by the photograph"--Publisher's website.

Contents

Foreword / David Byrne -- Welcome to limbo / David Mellor -- Facsimiles -- Conglomerates -- Preoccupations -- Sanctuaries -- Dislocations -- Controls.