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Stan Douglas: Abbott and Cordova, 7 August 1971

By Alexander Alberro , Nora M. Alter , Stan Douglas , Sven Lutticken , Jesse Proudfoot

Book information

Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Year
2012
ISBN
1551524139, 9781551524139
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13736768 bytes)
Pages
224\113
Time added
2016-11-14 08:10:25
Catalogues & Exhibitions;Photography & Video;ArtsIndividual Artists;Essays;Monographs;Arts & Photog

Description

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). In 2016 he won the 110,000-euro Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography.

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