Taboo (with signed letter)

A$220 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Signed

Curated by Brook Andrew. Sydney : Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2013. Octavo, cards in plastic dustjacket, pp. 175, illustrated. Printed in an edition of 750 copies. Scarce. This copy with loan agreement for the exhibition signed by the artist Brook Andrew and bookseller Douglas Stewart, dated 2012. Published on the occasion of the exhibition curated by Brook Andrew at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, this book presents challenging encounters with a range of artists, both Australian and international, who respond to issues surrounding race, ethnicity, politics and religion. The purposeful breaking of taboos crossing the line wherever society forbids it is a recurrent impetus for great works of literature and art, and it is the role of artists to precipitate such breaches. With texts by Marcia Langton, Brook Andrew, Fiona McGregor, David Elliott, and others, plus diverse works by artists like Anton Kannemeyer, Maria Kozic, Ken Reinhard and many more. Contents : Director s forward / Elizabeth Ann Macgregor Rules are meant to be broken / Marcia Langton Taboo installation images Vitrines / Brook Andrew Taboo: dirty and pretty at the same time / Brook Andrew Further artist images / Alfredo Jaar [and others] Taboo / Jenny Munro Taboo or not to be / Namila Benson Lost my job / Jimmie Durham Control through fear / David Elliott Taboo in Java / Alia Swastika I m tempted to say that taboos do not exist / Anthony Gardner A misunderstanding / Deborah Kelly Wilfully stepp

• Binding: Hardcover

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