Taryn Simon: Contraband Philippe Dagen This book was published on

This book was published on the occasion of Michael Heizer: Altars at Gagosian

she imbues them with a sense of mass and weight that is almost sculptural and at times wholly abstract

and the means by which it is made

This poster featuring Leaving Paphos Ringed with Waves (IV) (2009) was produced in 2009

The publication includes a new text by Richard Prince

Taryn Simon: Contraband Philippe Dagen This book was published onThis book documents Taryn Simons series Contraband, which comprises 1,075 photographs taken at both the US Customs and Border Protection Federal Inspection Site and the US Postal Service International Mail Facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. From November 16 to 20, 2009, Simon remained on site and continuously photographed items detained or seized from passengers and express mail entering the United States from abroad,