Worldview (New Writing) - Softcover

Kay, Emma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1870699378 ISBN 13: 9781870699372

Publisher: Book Works, 1999

Synopsis

"Worldview" is a fascinating chronicle of the history of the world written from memory. The book begins just before the 'big bang' and ends as the twentieth century draws to a close. It is written without any recourse to reference material, relying solely on Emma Kay's memory to chart history, from a variety of sources - newspapers, books, films, TV programmes, computer games, memories of school lessons, music, advertising and her own travels. Light-hearted but rigorous in its content, "Worldview" will stimulate your own knowledge of the history of the world. The neutral and authoritative style admits no doubts, yet is fallible: the gaps, inaccuracies and the missing parts of history are as important to the work as the recollections themselves. "Worldview" challenges you not just to correct and question, but to doubt your own account of history. How would you balance pre-history against the Black Death, the Bayeux Tapestry or Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative?

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From the Publisher

Worldview is a history of the world written from memory
The book begins just before the big bang and ends as the twentieth century draws to a close. Worldview was written without any recourse to visual material, relying solely on memory to chart history. The neutral and authorative style of Worldview admits no doubts, yet is fallible; the gaps, inaccuracies and the missing parts of history are as important to the work as the recollectons themselves. Light-hearted but rigorous in intent, Worldview will stimulate your knowledge of the history of the world. Emma Kay is a visual artist based in London. A large scale text work, Worldview was shown as part of the exhibition Abracadabra at the Tate Gallery, London in 1999. Worldview is published as part of Book Works New Wriing Series which includes publications by Deborah Levy, Steve Beard, Virgil Tracy, David Shrigley and Jeremy Millar.

Edition details

• Publisher: Book Works
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1870699378
• ISBN 13: 9781870699372
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200