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#09537

Descent to Revolution

Price
$15.00
Date
2010
Publisher
Bureau for Open Culture
Format
Artists' Books
Size
12.7 × 21 × 1.5 cm
Length
224 
Description

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Descent to Revolution (Sept 10–Nov 24, 2009) curated by James Voorhies, organized by Bureau for Open Culture at Columbus College of Art & Design. Featuring works and writing by Claire Fontaine, Learning Site, Red76, Reiningungsgesellschaft and Tercerunquinto.

Drawing on a range of ideas about urbanism, community, play, collectivity, education and revolution by figures like Jean Baudrillard, Guy Debord, Henri Lefebvre, Thomas Jefferson, Jean-François Lyotard and others, Descent to Revolution investigates how incremental shifts in cultural behavior are generated by continual production of knowledge, action and conversation. Revolution then is a slow, ever-evolving process responsive to a changing contemporary society. Within this investigation is a look at the role of the institution of art in realizing projects by practitioners whose production relies on contexts outside of the gallery.