Time is the Thing a Body Moves Through
Time is the Thing a Body Moves Through by T. Fleischmann, published by Coffee House Press in 2019, is a 157-page exploration of the intricate relationship between embodiment and visual art. This autobiographical narrative delves into how our physical forms influence our interactions with art and vice versa, using the works of Felix Gonzalez-Torres as a focal point. The text navigates themes of love, loss, violence, and rejuvenation, providing a thoughtful examination of identity and community.
Readers will find that Fleischmann’s prose combines serious engagement with a warm clarity, inviting reflection on the intersections of art and the body. The narrative traverses various settings, from Buffalo’s back porches to the galleries of New York and L.A., and even rural Tennessee, positioning artworks as moments of contemplation within lived experiences. This edition offers insights into LGBTQ themes and literary criticism, making it a significant contribution to discussions surrounding art and personal identity.
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W.G. Sebald meets Maggie Nelson in an autobiographical narrative of embodiment, visual art, history, and loss.
How do the bodies we inhabit affect our relationship with art? How does art affect our relationship to our bodies? T Fleischmann uses Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s artworks-piles of candy, stacks of paper, puzzles–as a path through questions of love and loss, violence and rejuvenation, gender and sexuality. From the back porches of Buffalo, to the galleries of New York and L.A., to farmhouses of rural Tennessee, the artworks act as still points, sites for reflection situated in lived experience. Fleischmann combines serious engagement with warmth and clarity of prose, reveling in the experiences and pleasures of art and the body, identity and community.
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