{"product_id":"the-beauty-is-relentless-mike-hoolboom-9780968211557","title":"The Beauty Is Relentless: The Short Movies of Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"[Here] exists a kind of nakedness, a peeling away of propriety, a questioning of behavioral and social systems--and yet I find their work refreshingly playful and deeply generous.\"--Deborah Stratman, University of Illinois at Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe literary post-punk short movies of Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby have been tearing up the festival\/gallery circuit for the past fifteen years with their blend of bedroom pop, perverse animations, and hopes for fame. In this collection of award-winning scripts, creative writings, and critical missives, scholars, video legends, and animal experts--including Steve Reinke, Sarah Hollenberg, Akira Lippit, and Tom Sherman--weigh in on why these movies matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Vey Duke\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eCooper Battersby\u003c\/b\u003e have been collaborating since 1994. Their work has won the top prize at festivals in Ann Arbor and Chicago, and awards in New York, Zurich, and Hamburg. They teach at Syracuse University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Hoolboom\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally renowned experimental moviemaker and critic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Hoolboom, Emily Vey Duke, Cooper Battersby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0968211550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780968211557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Mike Hoolboom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410420625663,"sku":"9780968211557","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5dcd85db-7b52-4d89-9e57-812ba1f56b53.jpg?v=1697536156","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-beauty-is-relentless-mike-hoolboom-9780968211557","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}