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Stan Douglas: Abbott and Cordova, 7 August 1971 by Stan Douglas; Alexander Alberro; Nora M. Alter; Sven Ltticken; Jesse Proudfoot is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Stan Douglas: Abbott and Cordova, 7 August 1971 about?

This is an art book on the politics of urban conflict based around artist Stan Douglas' stunning photo installation of the same name, depicting a violent confrontation in 1971 between police and Vancouver's counterculture known as the Gastown Riot. The book, which features essays by Alexander Alberro, Serge Guilbaut, and others, addresses various issues raised by Douglas' work, including the suppression and assimilation of the counterculture. It also includes other works from Douglas' Crowds and Riots series. Stan Douglas has exhibited widely, including at the Venice Biennale, Whitney Biennial, and documenta. He is the subject of numerous books, including Stan Douglas (Phaidon Press). ** Review "Arsenal Pulp Press has published a beautiful and informative book about one of Vancouver's most stunning and original works of public art." --"Vancouver Sun" "This collection of essays pries open the iconic 30x50-foot translucent photo mural, depicting a decades-ago clash between police and protestors that defined Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood, and which now hangs in the atrium of the city's Woodward's complex. From Nora M. Alter's analysis of the image as a 'moving still' to Jesse P

Author

Stan Douglas; Alexander Alberro; Nora M. Alter; Sven Ltticken; Jesse Proudfoot

Publisher

Arsenal Pulp Press Ltd.

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781551524139

Subjects

Art, Photography, Literary Fiction