First edition of Jo Ractliffe from the Artist's Book Taxi 001 series. First impression. Medium format softback in near fine condition. Some very minor shelf wear to the edges of the covers only.

About

Jo Ractliffe is a practicing artist, working with photo-based media, video and installation. She was born in Cape Town and completed her B.A.F.A. (with distinction in Photography) and M.F.A. (with distinction) degrees at the University of Cape Town. She taught in the Fine Arts Departments at Stellenbosch University and UCT between 1985 and 1991 and in 1991 took up a post at the Department of Fine Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand, where she teaches studio practice and theory. She has held three solo exhibitions and her work has been selected for several critically acclaimed group exhibitions in South Africa and abroad. In 1999 she was the recipient of the 1999 Vita Art prize, awarded for the multi-screen video installation, Love, Death, Sacrifice and so forth. Ractliffe lives and works in Johannesburg.

The book consists of 96 pages with 25 colour plates and a soft cover. The text was written by Brenda Atkinson and translated into French and Dutch.

Brenda Atkinson and Philippa Hobbs are the authors for the educational supplement published with TAXI-001 Jo Ractliffe.