Michael Rakowitz: Artistic Chameleon
Installation view, Michael Rakowitz, The worst condition is to pass under a sword which is not one’s own, Tate Modern, January–May 2010. © Michael Rakowitz
Photo © Tate PhotographyWhat is the impetus for an artist to do what they do? For Chicago artist Michael Rakowitz, history and current events—personal and global—inspire many of his projects, videos, sculptures, and culinary interventions. In advance of Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West opening to the public on Saturday, September 16, we are sharing an A/V list to illuminate some of the issues Rakowitz explores in his work.
RETURN, 2004–ongoing
RETURN
Enemy Kitchen, 2006–ongoing
Enemy Kitchen
The invisible enemy should not exist, 2007–ongoing
Lost Iraqi Art
The worst condition is to pass under a sword which is not one’s own, 2009
TateShots
Radio Silence, 2017
Radio Silence