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Counter-Texts
Language in Contemporary Art
Series: Art since the 80s
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This is essential reading for scholars, artists, and readers interested in contemporary art, language politics, postcolonial critiques, and cultural studies.
A much-needed critical re-assessment of language in contemporary art.
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In Counter-Texts, Kim Dhillon provides a much-needed critical reassessment of written language in contemporary art. Considering the politics, aesthetics, and ethics of language, Dhillon explores artworks that use inscribed language, with a particular focus on works that challenge dominant narratives or reveal, in visual form, the varied systems of oppression contained within words.
Featuring many artists from diverse backgrounds, ranging from Serena Lee, Abbas Akhavan, and Joi T. Arcand to Glenn Ligon, Brian Jungen, and Susan Hiller, Dhillon rewrites the understanding of text in contemporary visual art. Counter-Texts explores how and why visual artists use written language, and interrogates the power held in words.
Series: Art since the 80s
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Counter-Texts is praised for its compelling analysis of how language disrupts power structures through art. Waubgeshig Rice highlights its focus on diverse, revolutionary anti-colonial practices that empower unheard voices. Artist Sutapa Biswas commends the book’s challenge to historical authorial dominance shaped by imperialism, emphasising its importance as a resource for scholars and artists exploring whose voices gain authority and what histories can be learned from below.
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ISBN: 9781789145564
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Illustration: 70 illustrations, 55 in colour
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 150.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 216
About the Author
Kim Dhillon is an essayist, poet and art theorist who teaches critical theory and curating at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She lives on the unceded territory of the WSNE people on Vancouver Island, Canada.
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