This minimalist artwork features the word "DOCENT" prominently displayed in a simple, block-like font against a plain white background. The composition is clean and uncluttered, with the text as the sole focal point. The choice of a monochromatic grey palette and the bold, sans-serif typeface give the piece a modern and understated aesthetic. The text itself, "DOCENT," likely refers to an art museum guide or educator, alluding to the institutional context and educational nature of the artwork. This conceptual piece invites the viewer to contemplate the role of the docent and the broader significance of language and terminology within the art world. ...
June Crespo’s practice is a sensual analysis of contemporary models of repre- sentation, commenting on the actual and symbolical dynamics enveloping the female body (visible for example in the incorporation of magazines catering to a female audience in her sculptural sets). Crespo’s interest in the concrete and corporeal conditions of the object/body, as well as in the immaterial contexts where it circulates and shifts, questions contemporary life’s composite config- uration made out of material and discursive dynamics.
June Crespo obtained her BFA from the Universidad del País Vasco and she recently completed a residency at De Ateliers (Amsterdam). She lives and works in Bilbao (Spain). ...
