In everyday language, a "proxy" is an agent external to the subject, and is authorized to assume his/her functions and specificity. In other words, s/he/it is an intermediary that takes tangible form and has the capacity and responsibility to substitute an existing subject. A project by the Italian artist Norma Jeane, "Body Proxy" is both an exhibition and a collection of texts. Replacing the traditional catalogue, this volume brings together excerpts from Edoardo Boncinelli, Federico Boni,...