Atomic Postcards: Radioactive Messages from the Cold War - Softcover

O′brian, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841504319 ISBN 13: 9781841504315

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2013

Synopsis

This title offers strong visual appeal. It has potential to attract multiple audiences. This is first book of its kind to be published on this timely topic. The facsimile postcards and handwritten messages reproduced in the book date from the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the end of the Cold War. The publication investigates the part played by atomic postcards in creating and disseminating a public image of the bomb and nuclear power between 1945 and 1989.

About this title

Synopsis:

Over the past four decades, contemporary art practice has been marked by a renewed emphasis on both the moving image and the politics of place. This title connolly identifies a recurrent concern with site and space in artists' film and video, extending from the avant-garde revivals of the 1960s to the present day. It provides an analysis of changing exhibition structures and in-depth readings of many recent works, from multi-screen installations and site-specific projects to feature-length films. The book also explores the changing structures of exhibition, tracing the circulation of film and video works within alternative art spaces, museums, cable and public service broadcasting, biennial art events and, more recently, art fairs. "The Place of Artists' Cinema" will appeal to curators, practitioners and students of visual art and media arts.

About the Author:

John O Brian is professor of art history at the University of British Columbia. Jeremy Borsos is a visual artist whose exhibitions have been reviewed in "Art in America" and "Canadian Art.""

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1841504319
• ISBN 13: 9781841504315
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160