Documents of Utopia: The Politics of Experimental Documentary

by Paolo Magagnoli

Book Overview

This timely volume discusses the experimental documentary projects of some of the most significant artists working in the world today: Hito Steyerl, Joachim Koester, Tacita Dean, Matthew Buckingham, Zoe Leonard, Jean-Luc Moul ne, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead, and Anri Sala. Their films, videos, and photographic series address failed utopian experiments and counter-hegemonic social practices.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231172710
• ISBN13: 9780231172714
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"