On Solitary Viewership by Rujuta Rao is an artist book composed of 93 flashcards held together by a clamp. In her book, Rao reflects on the creation of art for individual viewers, her relationship with her late mentor Aveek Sen, their conversations on queerness, and her broader art practice. The book is made with sublimation printing in an edition of 30. The book delves into the subject of mentorship, examining its connections to bondage and agency. The book also explores how Rao’s migratory life and transience informs her mobile works and the intimate, often handheld scale of her artwork.

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'On Solitary Viewership' was performed by Wah-Ming Chang at two book launches: BookSmart Fair at Art on Paper New  York and the Brooklyn Art Book Fair. Images can be found here.

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Collections

Harvard University, Fine Arts Library

Yale University, Beinecke Library

The New School Archives and Special Collections

Center for Book Arts, New York

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Exhibitions

MoMA PS1, Reading Room by New York Art Book Fair, NY

New York Live Arts, New York

San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco

Mana Contemporary, Jersey City

Center for Book Arts, New York