Bound in a tête-bêche format as two books in one, this thoughtfully designed volume documents two gallery exhibitions by the New York-based artist Darren Bader, highlighting the sculptural and linguistic pas-de-deux central to his practice. In Rocks and Mirrors at Galleria Franco Noero in Turin, a landscape of rocks and mirrors inhabits the gallery space. Images proliferate in the reflective surfaces of the mirrors, while the opacity of the boulders and stones remains untouchable. Rocks and mirrors are discussed in untranslated texts in five different languages (English, Italian, Japanese, Polish, and Farsi). 

In Forest/Trees Bader's show at Greenspon in New York, the artist continues his idiosyncratic arrangement of language, producing audio files composed of songs whose titles relate to sundry themes. The audio was played from a constellation of wall-mounted speakers, resulting in an impenetrable wall of sound. 

Texts by Darren Bader, Bruce Hainley, Negar Azimi, Letizia Ragaglia, Pavel Pys, and Lei Yamabe.

Authors: Darren Bader, Bruce Hainley, Negar Azimi, Letizia Ragaglia, Pavel Pys, and Lei Yamabe

Title: Darren Bader: rocks & mirrors / Forest/Trees

Publisher: Kiito-San

Year: 2018

Language: English

Specifications: hardcover, 156 pages, 310mm x 235mm