Simon Starling: The Nanjing Particles

Continuing his investigation into manufacturing processes and labor, Simon Starling created a major new work for MASS MoCA’s Building 5 as part of an exhibition entitled The Nanjing Particles (2008-2009). The installation addressed a particularly poignant socioeconomic moment in North Adams’ history — the period during which the city was, surprisingly, home to the largest population of Chinese immigrant workers east of the Mississippi. Overlaying local labor history onto current and historic practices in art production and presentation, the installation drew surprising connections between art, industry, and, global economics.

This catalog accompanied the exhibition. Paperback.