In relation to a spectator

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A compendium of essays, scripts, poems, and proposals by various artists follows the epnemous exhibition In Relation to a Spectator, curated by Studio for Propositional Cinema at the Kestner Gesellschaft (Hannover, 2017). In the opening text, Studio for Propositional Cinemaan artist collective founded in Dsseldorf in 2013sets the context for the books investigations into notions of the script, staging, and the conditions of the exhibition itself. Artist contributions include Keren Cytters rules and declarations for engaging life; Irena Haiduk and John Millers ruminating on the nature of the image and of the cinematic, respectively; a series of missives to Kevin Spacey from Cally Spooner; and an open letter by Christopher Williams, detailing the labor and material conditions that have furnished the walls on which his exhibitions have hung. Additional artists included are Paul Chan, nicols Gaugnini, Madeline Hollander, Sarah Krten, Jordan Lord with Carissa Rodriguez, Luzie Meyer, Rachel Rose, Karin Schneider, and Lawrence Weiner.