Initially published in print in collaboration with Richter Verlag; Dusseldorf and the Fotografiska Museet in Moderna Museet; Stockholm; Tramway; Glasgow; Le Channel; Scegrave;ne nationale and Museacute;e des Beaux Arts et de la Dentelle; CalaisTexts by: Allan Sekula; “Fish Story;rdquo; “Dismal Sciencerdquo; Benjamin H.D. Buchloh; “Allan Sekula: Photography between Discourse and Documentrdquo;With the exhibition Fish Story; American artist Allan Sekula (1951) reconstructed a realist model of photographic representation; while taking a critical stance towards traditional documentary photography.Though there is a long artistic tradition of depicting harbors; ships and coastlines; few contemporary artists are continuing it. In Fish Story Sekula picked up this tradition; demonstrating the history and future of maritime space not only as a visual space but also as a socio-economic one. Fish Story was his third project in a related cycle of works that deal with the imaginary and actual geography of the advanced capitalistic world. A key issue in Fish Story is the connection between containerized cargo movement and the growing internationalization of the world industrial economy; with its effects on the actual social space of ports.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Insightful and Well-written. Get this book.By The Thinking BodyI must admit that Kesters bias towards collaborative; socially conscious work that has real impact skews me toward his worldview. However; his explanation of the Postmodern canon of favored French philosophers in relation to the failure of Paris May 68 was an insight that I had never been exposed to and; as such; made the book truly worth it (though I enjoyed reading his analyses of various groups projects as well).2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A must read!By InPittsburghKester is brilliant. This is one of the most thoughtful accounts of recent art that you will find! It is a must read for anyone interested in contemporary art.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Brilliant synthesis of art theoryBy ReneA fantastic historical and theoretical analysis of social realm based art. Particularly enjoyed the discussion on postmodernism and how it; too; produced the "artist as hero" mythology. This may explain in part why social practice art still prompts a big eye roll in the art world.
