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Blackpop

Collector's and Revised ed.

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 0863567088
ISBN-13 9780863567087
Edition Collector's and Revised ed.
Publisher Saqi Books
Imprint Saqi Books
Country of Manufacture LB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Aug 12th, 2004
Print length 120 Pages
Weight 224 grams
Dimensions 14.70 x 21.10 x 0.60 cms
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Acutely aware of how popular culture acts as a carrier of social prejudice and invective, Shaheen Merali's work is exercised specifically by the racial and racist content of popular culture. This title covers the last decade of his work while referring to his earlier work of the 1980s.
Shaheen Merali''s oeuvre extends from large-scale installations to remapping colonial history through collages and batiks. Acutely aware of how popular culture acts as a carrier of social prejudice and invective, his work is exercised specifically by the racial and racist content of popular culture. Whether it''s his series of life-size paper constructions of black celebrities or his use of flowerpots and toys to represent people of colour, Merali explores and questions the relationship between racist desire and disgust, between consumer goods and art fetishes, between the sweet icing of kitsch and brutal racist violence. Through his work, it becomes clear that the most trivial objects of amusement carry an inordinate wealth of history, knowledge and prejudice. "Blackpop" covers the last decade of his work while referring to earlier work of the 1980s, with an introduction by the artist, Dave Beech, and essays by art historian Jean Fisher, film historian Adrian Rifkin, and film-maker Hito Stereyl.

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