Accordion Book by Zoe Beloff

A 40-panel accordion book that reproduces Parade of the Old New, an epic panoramic painting on cardboard by Zoe Beloff. Created between 2017 and 2021 on 39 40 x 60-inch corrugated cardboard panels (130 feet total), the painting is an allegory of the American body politic in dark times inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s poem. On the reverse of the accordion, you will find Beloff’s essay The Troublemakers: History Painting in the Real World. The book measures 19 ft when open.