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Destruction of Art: Iconoclasm and Vandalism Since the French Revolution
Artist/Author: Dario Gamboni | Reference: P3452 | ISBN: 978-1861893161 | Type: Publication

Initially galvanized by the sweeping obliteration of architecture and art under the Communist regimes of the Soviet Union and eastern bloc countries, Gamboni investigates other instances of destroyed art and architecture around the globe, uncovering a disquieting and surprisingly widespread phenomenon.

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Stories on Human Rights
Reference: D2276 | Type: DVD

Twenty two 3 minute shorts directed by international filmmakers to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

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Refugee Camp for the First World Citizens
Artist/Author: FWC | Reference: D2278 | Type: DVD

A project based on a hypotethical (hypothetical and ethical) situation (political, social, military, security, natural catastrophy …) in which the citizens of highly developed countries (mainly from the West) would be forced to leave their country and look for a temporary home in another country.

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

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Stakeholder Toolkit, Beta Version 1
Artist/Author: freeDimensional | Reference: P3315 | Type: Publication

Toolkit from the network of socially progressive residential artist communities.

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

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Bethlehem Bandolero
Artist/Author: Larissa Sansour | Reference: D2272 | Type: DVD

A kitsch video featuring the artist as a Mexican gunslinger arriving in Bethlehem for a duel with the Israeli Wall. Wearing a big sombrero and a scarf, the artist walks the streets of Bethlehem and greets the locals before taking off for her final showdown. 

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

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Staging Independence
Editor: Karen Johnson and Kristina Nelson | Reference: P3292 | Type: Publication

Publication of the third Strategic Meeting for Directors and Theatremakers, focusing on the work of professionals in Europe and the Arab world. Includes transcripts in English and Arabic.  

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

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Trajal Harrell: Hoochie Koochie
Editor: Leila Hasham | Reference: P3256 | ISBN: 978-0-9957082-1-1 | Type: Publication

Exhibition catalogue for the eponymous performance exhibition. The Barbican, 20 July to 13 August 2017.

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Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism
Artist/Author: Gregory Sholette | Reference: P3217 | ISBN: 978-0745336848 | Type: Publication

In this follow-up to his influential 2010 book, Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture, Sholette engages in critical dialogue with artists’ collectives, counter-institutions, and activist groups to offer an insightful, firsthand account of the relationship between politics and art in neoliberal society.

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Always in Translation : A walking dialogue
Artist/Author: Mary Paterson and Rajni Shah | Reference: A0719 | Type: Article

The wuthors talk about repetition as an internal and integral structuring device in Rajni's trilogy of works, Mr Quiver (2004-6), Dinner with America (2006-8), and Glorious (2009-13), using the meandering form of walking and conversation to think through the circular, incremental and bodily processes within the performance work.

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Latifa Echakhch
Editor: Florence Derieux | Reference: P3114 | ISBN: 978-3037642009 | Type: Publication

The artist investigates cultural transfer and displaced identity through installation, sculpture, video and performance, culturally stereotyping artefacts such as flagpoles, Moroccan tea glasses and India ink in her art. Exhibition catalogue.

Part of the Study Room Guide on Live Art and Displacement (P3107).

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