Coinciding with the exhibition, Serpentine and Archive Books have released the artist's first monograph - THE DELUSION. It imagines a 'new bible for emotional processing' and offers intimate insight into the project, as well as the artist's wider practice in a gamified interactive style.
Contributors include Rebecca Allen, Barby Asante, Tamar Clarke-Brown, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Shenece Oretha, Legacy Russell, Mindy Seu, Ebun Sodipo, Helen Starr, ROsa-Johan Uddoh, Mckenzie Wark and Kay Watson.
Edited by Tamar Clarke-Brown in collaboration with Managing Editor, Cairo Clarke. Co-published by Serpentine and Archive Books.
Hardcover
Illustrated in colour throughout
192pp
Book design by Jamie Reid Studio
£28
Contributors:
Text: Mckenzie Wark
Essay: Helen Starr
Conversation: Legacy Russell x Mindy Seu
Text: Tamar Clarke-Brown
Interview: Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Kay Watson, Rebecca Allen, Hans Ulrich Obrist
Exercises: Shenece Oretha, Rosa-Johan Uddoh, Barby Asante, Ebun Sodipo
Credits
THIS CATALOGUE IS PUBLISHED ON THE OCCASION OF THE EXHIBITION
THE DELUSION AT SERPENTINE, 2025.
©️ 2025 DANIELLE BRATHWAITE-SHIRLEY, SERPENTINE, AUTHOR AND ARCHIVE BOOKS
©️ VG IMAGE-ART, BONN 2025 FOR DANIELLE BRATHWAITE-SHIRLEY
EDITORS
TAMAR CLARKE-BROWN
DANIELLE BRATHWAITE-SHIRLEY
MANAGING EDITOR
CAIRO CLARKE
EDITORIAL ASSITANT
VI TRINH
COPY EDITORS
MELISSA LARNER
SHANNON MAHANTY
ART DIRECTION
JAMIE REID STUDIO
DESIGNER
JOEL DENT, JR STUDIO
DESIGN TEAM
HANNAH LORD & SHINYA UCHIDA, JR STUDIO
PRINTING
GRAPHIUS, BELGIUM
PUBLISHED BY
SERPENTINE, KENSINGTON GARDENS LONDON W2 3XA
ARCHIVE BOOKS, REINICKENDORFER STRASSE 17, 13347 BERLIN
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DISTRIBUTION
ARCHIVE BOOKS
SERPENTINE ISBN: 978-1-908617-95-8
ARCHIVE BOOKS ISBN: 978-3-949973-97-0