The essays delve into the intersections of poetry, visual art, and critical practices as they respond to the imperialist influences of globalization. Through a multidisciplinary lens, the book examines how these artistic forms challenge and critique the dominant narratives shaped by global power dynamics, offering insights into resistance and cultural expression in the face of oppression.
After Euphoria collects Jeff Derksen’s writings on art, architecture and globalism. Focusing on artistic practice and cultural critique, these essays examine the questions, research and propositions of neoliberalism’s synthesis of economy and affect. Exploring the works of Rem Koolhaas, Brian Jungen, Sam Durant, Andrea Geyer, Jin-me Yoon, Ken Lum, Ron Terada, Stan Douglas, Sabine Bitter/Helmut Weber and Alfredo Jaar, Derksen reveals the effects of globalization and its influence on the production and experience of culture. A founding member of Vancouver’s writer-run center, The Kootenay School of Writing, Derksen is a writer, poet, critic and scholar based in Vancouver and Vienna. His critical writing has previously appeared in Springerin , Archis , Open Letter , Camera Austria , C Magazine and Hunch . After Euphoria is the latest title from the Documents series, critical writings co-published with Les presses du réel.
Focusing on critical geography and contemporary cultural and political theory, this second installment of Jeff Derksen's trilogy explores the intersection of muscle cars and transnational identity. It delves into themes of globalization, cultural exchange, and the significance of automotive culture in shaping societal values and connections across borders. Through this lens, the book offers a thought-provoking analysis of how muscle cars symbolize broader cultural dynamics.
Exploring the intersection of art and politics, this collection of poems delves into themes of globalization and cultural studies. The work engages with aesthetic discourse, offering a critical perspective on contemporary issues. Through vivid imagery and thought-provoking language, the poems challenge readers to reflect on the complexities of political identity and cultural narratives in a globalized world.
The Hard Gelatin. Hidden Stories from the 80s exhibition arose out of a will to overcome the hegemonic narrative and focus on the unofficial stories of the Spanish Transition.
This is the catalogue that accompanies a solo exhibition of the work of Domenec, an artist born in 1962 in Mataro, a town in Catalonia. The exhibition sets out to contemplate, through the artist`s work, how neoliberalism destroys social projects with its escalation of individualism.
Brossa works with scattered poems, ideas noted in margins, sentences, press cuttings, theatrical and paratheatrical plays. Poetry Brossa presents the artist's work against the grain, beyond limits, and between disciplines through his books, visual investigations, theatre, cinema, music and artistic actions.