Writing in Space, 1973-2019 gathers the writings of conceptual artist Lorraine O’Grady, who for over forty years has investigated the complicated relationship between text and image.

A firsthand account of O’Grady’s wide-ranging practice, this volume contains statements, scripts, and previously unpublished notes charting the development of her performance work and conceptual photography; her art and music criticism that appeared in the Village Voice and Artforum; critical and theoretical essays on art and culture, including her classic “Olympia’s Maid”; and interviews in which O’Grady maps, expands, and complicates the intellectual terrain of her work. She examines issues ranging from black female subjectivity to diaspora and race and representation in contemporary art, exploring both their personal and their institutional implications.

O’Grady’s writings—introduced in this collection by critic and curator Aruna D’Souza—offer a unique window into her artistic and intellectual evolution while consistently plumbing the political possibilities of art.

Edited by Aruna D’Souza

《空间写作，1973-2019》收集了概念艺术家洛林-奥格雷迪的著作，40多年来她一直在研究文本和图像之间的复杂关系。

作为奥格雷迪广泛实践的第一手资料，本卷包含声明、脚本和以前未发表的笔记，记录了她的表演工作和概念摄影的发展；她在《乡村之声》和《艺术论坛》上发表的艺术和音乐评论；关于艺术和文化的批评和理论文章，包括她的经典作品《奥林匹亚的女仆》；以及访谈，在访谈中，奥格雷迪映射、扩展和复杂化了她作品的知识地形。她研究了从黑人女性主体性到散居地和种族以及当代艺术中的代表性等问题，探讨了其个人和机构的影响。

奥格雷迪的著作–由评论家和策展人Aruna D’Souza在本集中介绍–为她的艺术和思想演变提供了一个独特的窗口，同时也不断地探究艺术的政治可能性。

编辑：Aruna D’Souza