Tavares Strachan‘s artistic journey unfolds like a vast encyclopedia, encapsulating intricate narratives and overlooked histories. His 2018 creation, a 2,400-page encyclopedia, challenges the omissions within traditional records, offering 15,000 entries on pivotal yet neglected figures, events, and places.
Discover how art is used to preserve culture in spatial architecture that challenges conventional norms.
Born in Nassau, Strachan emerges as a leading conceptual artist. His first monograph, launching in July from Phaidon, delves into decades of his transformative practices.
Strachan’s art confronts colonial legacies and historical erasure while embracing present and future possibilities. He founded the Bahamas Aerospace and Sea Exploration Center (BASEC) in 2018. That year, the center launched a 3U satellite, narrating the story of Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., the first African-American astronaut, on a three-year solar orbit.
For another take on visionary architecture, explore how modern homes incorporate flowing forms in harmony with nature.
The monograph coincides with Strachan’s exhibition, “The Day Tomorrow Began,” at The Pizzuti in Ohio. Running through January 3, it aligns with his belief that making a book is a spiritual journey in “sharing information,” as he says.
Sources & Links
Source: thisiscolossal.com