Chisenhale Gallery launches the second title in its Chisenhale Books series Nikita Gale: IN A
DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS. Marking the finale of Gale's Chisenhale exhibition her first
artist's book contains an intergenerational conversation with conceptual artist Barbara Kruger
and a short meditation by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hilton Als. These feature alongside
contributions by artist and Chisenhale Gallery alum P. Staff and Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron
author of Afro-Dog: Blackness and the Animal Question. Through the lens of a multifaceted
practice Gale examines themes of invisibility and audibility interrogating the dynamic
between performer and spectator structure and decay. Produced with great care this
extraordinary book is reflective of the artist's practice. Four visual essays hand-annotated
by Gale - 'Absence' 'Ruin' 'Silence' 'Dog' - explore themes central to the work. Nikita
Gale: IN A DREAM YOU CLIMB THE STAIRS deploys throw-outs gatefolds five different types of
papers and a subtly disruptive design to delve into Nikita Gale's art. Text by Zoé Whitley
P.Staff Hilton Als Barbara Kruger and Dr. Bénédicte Boisseron. Book Design & Creative
Direction by Billie Temple.
