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With a body of work that explores a broad spectrum of subjects -
from lesbianism and feminism to contemporary politics and the
natural world - Nicole Eisenman (b.1965) challenges convention and
encourages viewers to construe meanings from images that demand
interrogation and debate. Illustrating paintings spanning the early
1990s to the present day, Dan Cameron unpacks the complexities of
Eisenman's oeuvre via thematic chapters that address key ideas
which emerge when drawing specific works together. As such, this
first major account of Eisenman's painting career, presents a clear
analysis of the primary motivators that have fuelled the
imagination of one of the most interesting and original
contemporary artists working today.
In Red Weather tells the story of Dan Cameron, an ex-CIA agent and
one of the last living insiders who witnessed the events that
culminated in the alleged communist coup in Indonesia in 1965. The
coup was the pecursor to the brutal transition that ended the
advance of communisim in Southeast Asia and allowed the
establishment of Suharto's New Order Government. Cameron landed as
an idealistic but naive young spy in Surabaya in 1960. His greatest
success was Operation Habrink in which, through hard work,
persistence and sheer good luck, he was able to secure the
top-secret opearting manuals for the Soviet Union's most advanced
weaponry. These included the new deadly surface-to-air missiles
that shot down Gary Powers and were decimating the B-52 flying
fortresses during their first bombing raids in Vietnam. The story
is full of original anecdotes, intrigue and, finally, betrayal.
Written as a soulful and sensitive memoir, the book also reflects
on the successes and errors of this crirical period in history.
This is a unique, in-progress showcase of the work of, perhaps,
Portugal's finest contemporary artist. For more than 30 years,
Portuguese artist Juliao Sarmento has been at the forefront of
contemporary art. Often dealing with the complex issue of
interpersonal relationships, he has developed a multi-media visual
style and language that combines film, video, sound, painting,
sculpture and installations.
Delhi-based Subodh Gupta uses everyday domestic, rural Indian
objects such as pots, pans, squat stools and cow dung in his
mixed-media installations. This survey features works from the
1990s to the present.
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