Ghost-Haunted Land

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Contemporary Art and Post-Troubles Northern Ireland

By Declan Long

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Ghost-Haunted Land by Declan Long offers the first comprehensive study of post-Troubles contemporary art in Northern Ireland since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. The book explores diverse artistic responses to the ongoing anxieties of the Troubles' aftermath through video, photography, painting, sculpture and performance. It provides detailed analyses of major works by artists such as Turner Prize winner Duncan Campbell and photographer Willie Doherty, situating their art within both local transformations and global cultural debates.
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Ideal for readers interested in contemporary art, post-conflict cultural studies, and the Northern Irish Troubles, including students, scholars and general readers seeking nuanced explorations of art’s role in societal healing and memory.

This wide-ranging study addresses developments in video, photography, painting, sculpture, performance and more, offering detailed analyses of key works by artists based in Ireland and beyond - including 2014 Turner Prize winner Duncan Campbell and internationally acclaimed filmmaker and photographer Willie Doherty.

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Since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998—the formal end-point of the thirty-year modern 'Troubles'—contemporary visual artists have offered diverse responses to post-conflict circumstances in Northern Ireland.

In Ghost-Haunted Land—the first book-length examination of post-Troubles contemporary art—Declan Long highlights artists who have reflected on the ongoing anxieties of aftermath. This wide-ranging study addresses developments in video, photography, painting, sculpture, performance, and more, offering detailed analyses of key works by artists based in Ireland and beyond, including 2014 Turner Prize winner Duncan Campbell and internationally acclaimed filmmaker and photographer Willie Doherty.

'Post-Troubles' contemporary art is discussed in the context of both local transformations and global operations. Many of the main points of reference in the book come from broader debates about the place and purpose of contemporary art in today's world.

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Irish Times praises Ghost-Haunted Land as a foundational work of art criticism that becomes a key reference on the Troubles and their cultural legacies, highlighting its importance alongside Colin Graham’s photography studies.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526146243

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 May 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Manchester University Press

Illustration: 19 colour illustrations, 28 black & white illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 567g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Declan Long is Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Art, and Programme Director of the MA Art in the Contemporary World, at the National College of Art & Design, Dublin