Name/Title
Under the KnifeEntry/Object ID
2022.17Description
Artist book and print housed in a red linen clamshell case.Context
Krista Franklin is a writer and visual artist. She uses a vast range of materials and references situated at the intersection of poetry, popular culture, and the dynamic histories of the African Diaspora. Franklin appropriates text and images from vintage magazine articles and other printed matter that she collects. The very act of collaging—cutting, pasting, and juxtaposing—puts Franklin’s works in direct conversation with the materials of other writers, photographers, and intellectuals. Under the Knife is a limited-edition artist book about Franklin’s exploration of sickness with uterine fibroids as well as the story of her maternal line. Part memoir, part treatise, part collage, and part experiment, Franklin explains that “Under the Knife, itself, is an actual body that’s been taken apart and stitched back together in a number of ways, much like my own body.”Acquisition
Accession
2022.17-18Source or Donor
Franklin, KristaAcquisition Method
PurchaseCredit Line
Courtesy of the artistDimensions
Height
11-3/4 inWidth
9-1/4 inDepth
3 inBook Details
Author
Franklin, KristaEdition
20 of 500Date Published
2018Notes
Special edition of Krista Franklin's book "Under the Knife" in custom red linen clamshell with gold stamping. Also includes a small print entitled "Transatlantic Turntable-ism" (2006) housed inside the clamshell box in an edition of 25.Exhibition
Solo(s): Krista Franklin