Documents of Utopia : the politics of experimental documentary / Paolo Magagnoli.
This timely volume discusses the experimental documentary projects of some of the most significant artists in today's global art world: Hito Steyerl, Joachim Koester, Tacita Dean, Matthew Buckingham, Zoe Leonard, Jean-Luc Moulè€ne, Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, Jon Thomson & Alison Craighead,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Wallflower Press,
[2015]
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| Series: | Nonfictions.
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| Summary: | This timely volume discusses the experimental documentary projects of some of the most significant artists in today's global art world: Hito Steyerl, Joachim Koester, Tacita Dean, Matthew Buckingham, Zoe Leonard, Jean-Luc Moulè€ne, Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, Jon Thomson & Alison Craighead, and Anri Sala. Their films, videos, and photographic series address the history of failed utopian experiments and counter-hegemonic social practices. This study illustrates the political significance of these artistic practices and offers a crucial contribution to the debate on the conditions of utopian thinking. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231850773 0231850778 |