
Loaded
Guns in Contemporary Art
Suzanne Ramljak(Author)
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published on 11. January 2022
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-7643-6278-1 (ISBN)
Description
Works by nearly 100 of today's most prominent artists-including Willie Cole, Mark Dion, Mona Hatoum, Peter Saul, Yinka Shonibare, and Laurie Simmons-raise questions about the many issues that firearms trigger, leaving answers up to the reader. This invigorating survey of contemporary art and guns offers insight into the mixed associations of firearms in our culture. Situating these artworks within the contexts of fire domestication, weapon history, social movements, and art history, the book touches on subjects of power, equality, and access, and the current debates surrounding gun use. What emerges is the inherently dualistic nature of firearms, which are both protective and destructive, empowering and enfeebling, supporting peace and war, life and death. While this central ambivalence can't be captured in statistical data or media sound bites, it thrives within these complex visual works. This collection reveals a striking diversity of viewpoints on guns, highlighting their inescapable duplicity and the compelling role they have come to play within our lives and imaginations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
155 color images
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
885 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-6278-1 (9780764362781)
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Person
Suzanne Ramljak, a writer, curator, and art historian, was formerly editor of Sculpture and Metalsmith magazines. Her books on contemporary art and design include Natural Wonders: The Sublime in Contemporary Art (Rizzoli) and On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulets (Schiffer).
Content
Contents
Introduction
Shooting Gallery
Playing with Fire
Killer Portraits
Disarmed Firearms
Gunned Down
Gun License
The Armory
Index of Artists
Introduction
Shooting Gallery
Playing with Fire
Killer Portraits
Disarmed Firearms
Gunned Down
Gun License
The Armory
Index of Artists