On Procession: Art on Parade

by Rebecca Uchill, Nato Thompson, Rebecca Uchill (Editor)

This book documents the exhibition On Procession , on view from May 2 through August 10, 2008, at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and an associated parade held in downtown Indianapolis on April 26, 2008. The exhibition and parade, made up of more than 50 art projects, included artworks by Francis Alys, Jeremy Deller, Katie Grinnan, Paul McCarthy, and Dave McKenzie; newly commissioned works by FriendsWithYou, Fritz Haeg, Amy O'Neill and Allison Smith; documentation from the 2005-2007 New York Art Parade, and artworks created in response to an open call for participation. The book includes essays on critical approaches towards and experiences with parades; biographies and interviews with artists; and color photographs, including artists project pages.

120 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2009

About the author

Rebecca Uchill is cofounder of Experience Economies, a curatorial collaboration, and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Art, Science & Technology at MIT.