奥斯卡·图阿松

Out of circulation for several years, these are the very last copies of I Can’t See. Produced in 2010 in the aftermath of a series of three large solo exhibitions organized at the Centre international d’art et du paysage de Vassivière (France); the Kunsthalle Bern (Switzerland) and the Parc Saint Léger Centre d’art contemporain (France), I Can’t See was one of Paraguay Press’ first achievements and stands as the first comprehensive monograph on the work developed by American artist Oscar Tuazon. It reads as a full-page visual essay with a phantom narrative spreading over 250 pages that was composed by the artist together with graphic designer Pierre-François Letué. This image continuum is organized around three chapters, relating to those three exhibitions, and is only interrupted by a series of short texts commissioned to several artists and writers, including Eileen Myles and Ariana Reines, all friends with the artist, who address his work obliquely and poetically. The book closes on an extensive conversation between the artist and the curators of his exhibitions, Chiara Parisi, Sandra Patron and Philippe Pirotte, in which Tuazon discusses his works in details, his modus operandi as well as his influences, and how he handle(s/d) being a « professional » artist.

Co-published by DoPe Press and by Paraguay Press
English, German and French
Softcover, silkscreened cover
272 p. (226 color ill.), 24 x 32 cm
Edition of 2000
ISBN: 978-2-918252-05-4