Produced as part of the site-specific installation The Watergate Complex (exhibited at Rice + Toye, London, in 2015), this publication weaves together fact, Presidential trivia, and fiction to narrate the Watergate scandal.
The Watergate Complex, situated in Washington, DC, is the location of the notorious 1972 break-in to the Democratic National Committee’s campaign headquarters, an event that became synonymous with the subsequent cover-up scandal involving the administration of President Richard M. Nixon. The scandal, and the name itself—Watergate— have become embedded within our cultural history, even resulting in the suffix ‘–gate’ being commonly used to denote a scandal. In contrast, the Watergate stands as a banal and unassuming building. It still contains much sought-after apartments, a newly renovated hotel, and office space. Other than a small plaque marking its status on the National Register of Historic Places, the Watergate continues to go about its daily business.
Published by Rice + Toye (2015)
Softback, 20 pages, 8.3 x 5.8 in (A5), black-and-white with color cover