Counter-realism Henk Van Nierop

Counter-realism Henk Van NieropAn ambitious and original study with case studies focusing on the works of William Kentridge, Amalia Ulman, Melanie Gilligan, Ryan Trecartin and Elizabeth Price, Counter realism shows the ways in which key features of contemporary art may be understood in relation to fundamental aspects of contemporary political and economic life.

If the United States has been so hostile to Marxism

transnational

tells the story of what happened to those two sides

contemporary cultural theory has had to respond to post-colonial pressure

In The Place of Artists’ Cinema

Hannah Azieb Pool took Western fashion designers to task for their so-called African-inspired clothing

crossed and transformed through their daily spatial practices

participation

are presented along with background readings

Alexander Kluge

labour and urban space

Examines some of the most important performance in Britain and Northern Ireland from the mid-1980s into the new millennium