Samuel Levi Jones

Samuel Levi Jones' practice centers around the disassemblage and deconstruction of encyclopedias, reference books, and other informative texts that have excluded minorities and women from the historical narrative. Stand Up (2019), made up of the covers of art historical texts and portfolios, is an exemplar of Jones' process, which involves stitching the exposed book bindings together into grids that expose their flaws and physically dismantle their authority. As he refashions them into works of art, they become a critique on the need for an inclusive, global art history.