An Occasion to Consider a Book

Isabel Lewis is an artist interested in creating multisensory experiences, collapsing formal boundaries,
and centering collectivity. Widely recognized for having expanded the field of contemporary art, Lewis
refers to many of her works as "occasions" immersive social gatherings that encompass choreography, performance, music, and workshops. Consistent with the artist's interest in hosting and storytelling, An Occasion to Consider a Book is an invitation to reflect on how a book might be performed in the world. It is Lewis's first publication and marks the first time she conceptually addresses the physicality of the format, imbuing it with her expanded sense of the choreographic.

Isabel Lewis was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Her work has been presented at Tate
Modern, London; the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (ICA); Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Gropius
Bau, Berlin; Haus der Kunst, Munich; Kunsthalle Basel; Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève;
Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin; Ming Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai;
Performance Space New York; Tanz im August, Berlin; Göteborg International Biennial for
Contemporary Art; Liverpool Biennial; and Ocean Space Venice by TBA21-Academy, among others.
Lewis has been a professor for performative arts at the Academy of Fine Arts (HGB), Leipzig, since
2021. Isabel Lewis lives and works in Berlin and is a long-term resident of Callie's.