{"product_id":"counter-texts-kim-dhillon-9781789145564","title":"Counter-Texts: Language in Contemporary Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timely look at visual artists who use language to challenge dominant narratives in contemporary art, with deep resonance in the politics of sex and race.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCounter-Texts\u003c\/i\u003e, Kim Dhillon provides a much-needed critical reassessment of written language in contemporary art. Considering the politics, aesthetics, and ethics of language, Dhillon explores artworks that use inscribed language, with a particular focus on works that challenge dominant narratives or that reveal, in visual form, the varied systems of oppression contained within words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring more than forty artists from diverse backgrounds, including newer artists such as Serena Lee, Abbas Akhavan, and Joi T. Arcand alongside established figures such as Glenn Ligon, Brian Jungen, and Susan Hiller, Dhillon rewrites the understanding of text in contemporary visual art. \u003ci\u003eCounter-Texts\u003c\/i\u003e explores how and why visual artists use written language, and it interrogates the power held in words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Dhillon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789145562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789145564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Kim Dhillon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077396394239,"sku":"9781789145564","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b82c7e9e-cf5b-4421-b3f6-cb9890442c5b.jpg?v=1685469744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/counter-texts-kim-dhillon-9781789145564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}