Stan Douglas: 2011 1848 (Esposizione Internationale D'arte, 59) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 375330218X ISBN 13: 9783753302188

Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, 2022

Synopsis

Reflecting on the language of protest, revolution and the global uprisings of 2011

Canadian artist Stan Douglas (born 1960) is known for his film and photo installations exploring sociocultural and political shifts. This catalog accompanies his exhibition for the Venice Biennale consisting of four large-scale photographs of re-staged protests and a video of rappers exchanging subversive lyrics between London and Cairo.

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Stan Douglas has long explored critical sociocultural and political change. His exhibition for the 59th Biennale di Venezia, 2011 ¿ 1848, reflects upon the language of protest, revolution and the uprisings witnessed across the globe in 2011. Douglas' four large-scale hybrid documentary photographs re-stage protests in Tunis, London, New York and Vancouver, and his two-channel HD video, ISDN, presents Grime and Mahraganat rappers exchanging subversive lyrics between studios in London and Cairo. The illustrated catalogue features some 100 full-colour detailed images that capture behind-the-scenes views of Douglas' elaborate productions. Essays by international cultural thinkers examine the artist's work in relation to music, political economy, contemporary media theory and the rise of Grime and Mahraganat.

Edition details

• Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 375330218X
• ISBN 13: 9783753302188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Shier Reid