War zones / Barbara Alper, Dominique Blain, Willie Doherty ... [and others] ; curated by Karen Henry & Karen Love.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Henry, Karen A.

Love, Karen.

Presentation House Gallery.

Vancouver Art Forum Society.

Series:

Collapse ; no. 6.

Collapse ; no. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War in art--Exhibitions.

War in art.

Art, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions.

Art, Modern.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

119 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Warzones

Place of Publication:

North Vancouver, B.C. : Presentation House Gallery ; New York : Distributed internationally by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, [2000]

Summary:

War Zones is published in connection with an exhibition of contemporary photo- and media-based art works concerned with war and representation. Informed by the global realm of media information related to armed conflict, these works represent a range of perspectives, from those who have experienced war firsthand to those responding to media depictions and expressing their own histories and political attitudes. Among the artists included are Barbara Alper, Eugenio Dittborn, Willie Doherty, Jochen Gerz, Mona Hatoum, Alfredo Jaar, John & Yoko, Nam June Paik, Edward Poitras, Barbara Steinman, and Martha Rosler. With four essays and an introductory text exploring the relationships between art, media, and war, this exhibition catalogue provides a critical context for reflecting on what French theorist Paul Virilio has called the "merciless" century.

Contents:

War Ends, Art Endures / Karen Henry 7

Living With Genocide / Zdenka Badovinac 13

Witnessing, Testimony and Remembrance / Sue Malvern 21

Siting Conflict / Barbara Alper, Willie Doherty, Alfredo Jaar, Allan Harding Mackay, Martha Rosler 29

Present Tense / Jochen Gerz, Johan Grimonprez, Mona Hatoum, Nancy Paterson, John Scott 47

Bearing Witness / Dominique Blain, Eugenio Dittborn, Roy Kiyooka, Nam June Paik, Barbara Steinman, Hiromi Tsuchida, Gu Xiong 65

Billboards / Jamelie Hassan, Edward Poitras, John, Yoko 87

Film Program 97

Actions Speak Louder / Karen Henry 101

Persistent Vision / Bob Sherrin 111.

Notes:

Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Presentation House Gallery.

Published in association with Collapse : the view from here, a publication of the Vancouver Art Forum Society.

Essays by Karen Henry ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0920293492 :

OCLC:

43847017