Man in a Suitcase: Tulse Luper at Compton Verney

Authors

Anthony Purdy, The University of Western OntarioFollow
Bridget Elliott, The University of Western OntarioFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2005

Volume

6

Issue

2

Journal

Image [&] Narrative

Abstract

Exploring in the gallery space the possibilities of an experimental intermediality, Luper at Compton Verney deploys the suitcase both as an emblem for key moments of twentieth-century history, including Auschwitz , and as a recurrent device in twentieth-century art. This essay examines the intersections of art and history in an exhibition space conceived as a complex heterotopian play of "other spaces," such as suitcase installations, vitrine displays, film projections, video screenings, drawings, and maps.