Karen Hanmer

Glenview, Illinois

All Shook Up

pigment inkjet prints on paper; flag book

8 x 4 1/2 x 1/4 closed; 8 x 19 x 3 open

edition of 20

© 1999

$350

Imagery of Elvis, his birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi, and a list of his best known songs deconstruct and reconstitute as this flag book takes various forms. List of Elvis song titles compiled by author. Elvis postcard and scan of birthplace admission ticket modified by artist.

Karen Hanmer’s work layers text and image to intertwine cultural and personal memory. The work is often playful in structure or content, and may include social commentary. Hanmer curated the Guild of Book Workers Marking Time exhibition, and serves on the editorial board of The Bonefolder.

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