
The State of Newtopia - Human Rights
The State of Human Rights
Ludion Editions NV (Publisher)
Published on 1. October 2012
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-94-6130-075-1 (ISBN)
Description
Newtopia: The State of Human Rights looks at human rights through the work of 70 international contemporary artists. Many of these artists come from countries or regions where human rights has been or is a particularly pressing issue, such as the Arab World, China, India, Latin America, South Africa and Russia. Much more than a straightforward exhibition catalogue, Newtopia is composed of three sections. The first part assesses the current state of the human rights debate in essays and philosophical reflections; the second collects contributions by various international human rights activists, in which gripping testimonies and historical reconstructions alternate with socio-political analyses; and the third reproduces a selection of artworks. Among the artists included are Hans Haacke, Taryn Simon, Kendell Geers, Taysir Batniji, Alejandro Cesarco, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Woloo, Nikita Kadan, Pia Rönike, Kostis Velonis, Zhou Zixi, Ai Weiwei, Marina Abramovic, Wilchar, Simon Starling, Boniface Mwongi and An-my Lê.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Gent
Belgium
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
539 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-6130-075-1 (9789461300751)
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Brown University
Stanford