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@earth
Kennard, Peter; Salhany, Tarek
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Description for @earth
Hardcover. Tells earth's story in the universal language of photomontage. Including photo-essay in seven chapters, this title makes a powerful statement about the impending eco-crisis, the arms race and the injustices of the power structures dominating the world. Num Pages: 192 pages, 192. BIC Classification: AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
"@earth" is as revolutionary in form as it is in content. It contains no words: instead it tells its story in the universal language of photomontage, long the favoured medium of radical artists. Peter Kennard is one such, whose work has consistently questioned power structures and injustice, from his anti-nuclear works of the 1980s to his powerful works in response to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "@earth" is a photo-essay in seven chapters, combining new works, made together with Tarek Salhany, with iconic images from throughout Kennard's 40-year career. In turn challenging, shocking, unsettling and poignant, "@earth" makes a ... Read more
"@earth" is as revolutionary in form as it is in content. It contains no words: instead it tells its story in the universal language of photomontage, long the favoured medium of radical artists. Peter Kennard is one such, whose work has consistently questioned power structures and injustice, from his anti-nuclear works of the 1980s to his powerful works in response to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "@earth" is a photo-essay in seven chapters, combining new works, made together with Tarek Salhany, with iconic images from throughout Kennard's 40-year career. In turn challenging, shocking, unsettling and poignant, "@earth" makes a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854379849
SKU
V9781854379849
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About Kennard, Peter; Salhany, Tarek
Peter Kennard was born in London in 1949. His work is known internationally, through exposure in galleries, museums, on the streets, in newspapers, magazines, books and on television. He is senior tutor in photography at the Royal College of Art and his work is in many major collections, including Tate, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Imperial War Museum, the ... Read more
Reviews for @earth
I take my hat off to you Sir, @earth looks great. -Banksy This book perfectly captures the brutal asymmetries of our age: heavy weaponry trained on broken people, all-seeing technologies and disappearing identities, perpetually exhaling industry and an asphyxiating planet. If there's a word that's worth a thousand pictures, it's @earth. -Naomi Klein Peter Kennard's work is haunting. ... Read more