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ISBN-10: 1940190312
ISBN-13: 9781940190310
Publisher: Soberscove Press
Publish Date: 03/01/2022
Dimensions: 8.80" L, 6.70" W, 0.70" H

Lastgaspism: Art and Survival in the Age of Pandemic

Editor: Daniel Tucker
Editor: Dan S Wang
Text by (Art/Photo Books): Kimberly Bain
Text by (Art/Photo Books): Sandra De La Loza
Text by (Art/Photo Books): Cheryl Derricotte
Text by (Art/Photo Books): Kenneth Bailey
Text by (Art/Photo Books): Lori Lobenstine
Text by (Art/Photo Books): Erin Genia
Text by (Art/Photo Books): Pato Hebert
Text by (Art/Photo Books): Damon Locks
Text by (Art/Photo Books): Kelli Morgan
Text by (Art/Photo Books): Karthik Pandian

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Overview

At a time of ubiquitous crisis, this multidisciplinary anthology explores “breath” as an allegory and expression of the need for social transformation

Collecting interviews, critical essays and artist portfolios, Lastgaspism considers matters of life and death in relation to breath, both allegorical and literal. Bringing into mutual proximity the ecological, political, public health and spiritual crises of our time, this book considers the compounding nature of these events and their impact upon one another, illuminating how the act of gasping for breath is starkly exposing the either/or that stands before us: either we breathe or we die. Through aesthetic and socially engaged strategies of all kinds, cultural workers are responding to the most urgent issues in contemporary life. Lastgaspism offers a framework to help us make sense of the interlocked crises of the unfolding present and asks with critical optimism what can happen in this time of transition.

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Addresses feminism, essential workers, mutual aid, history, death, and grief as measures of time, and, above all, the breath in "personal expressions and cultural practices," as Dan S. Wang considers.–Nancy Zastudil "Hyperallergic"
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Details

ISBN-10: 1940190312
ISBN-13: 9781940190310
Publisher: Soberscove Press
Publish Date: 03/01/2022
Dimensions: 8.80" L, 6.70" W, 0.70" H
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