Author: CAMPBELL, DAVID (1957-). DURDEN, MARK.BLUECOAT GALLERY (LIVERPOOL)
Title: Variable capital / [authors, David Campbell, Mark Durden]
Description: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press : The Bluecoat 2007. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 151 pages; Physical description. : 151 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 30 cm. Notes: Cardboard covers. 'Exhibition Variable Capital from the Arts Council England. Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool Culture Company'--T. P. Verso. Exhibition dates taken from Gallery website. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Bluecoat Gallery (Liverpool). [16 May - 29 June 2008] Includes bibliographical references. Contents: The new -- Branding -- New geometry -- Logos -- Vanitas -- Gold -- Colour -- Dereliction -- Bad goods -- Possessions -- Common culture -- Screen tests -- Treadmills -- Standardisation -- Exploitation -- Sex -- Hollywood -- Free time -- Craft -- Thrift -- Display -- Excess -- Recycling -- Animation -- Repair. Summary: As a rapidly growing Liverpool enjoys its status as European Capital of Culture. Variable Capital presents international artists' critical and often humourous responses to today's 'spend spend spend' consumer culture. The international artists in Variable Capital. organised by artists David Campbell and Mark Durden (who. with Ian Brown. work collaboratively as Common Culture). look beyond the glamour of material possessions to the costs of a culture of glitz and excess. In an accompanying Liverpool University Press publication. the curators discuss in detail the works in the exhibition. locating them in a wider historical context. Biography: David Campbell and Mark Durden are artists and work collaboratively as Common Culture. Subject: Common Culture (Artist group) Art. Modern - 20th century Art and society. Capitalism - In art. Socialism and art. Art. Modern - 21st century - Exhibitions. Pop art - Exhibitions. Consumerism. Pop art.Weight in Kg appr.:

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