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<p>Exhibition catalog of legendary political artist Gee Vaucher.
Corrective to overly narrow celebrations of the ‘40th anniversary
of punk’<br>
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<b>Gee Vaucher. Introspective</b><br>
Edited by Stevphen Shukaitis<br>
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Gee Vaucher is an internationally renowned political artist, known
for her ‘radical creativity’, montages, and iconic record sleeve
artwork for the famous anarchist-pacifist band Crass. Vaucher has
always seen her work as a tool for social change, using surrealist
styles and methods, and a DIY aesthetic to create powerful images
exploring political and personal issues. <br>
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Gee Vaucher has been working as an artist in the UK since the
1960’s but is yet to have a major retrospective of her work in a
UK public institution. In Autumn 2016 Firstsite, located in
Colchester (UK), will host a retrospective her work, co-curated by
Marie-France Kittler and Stevphen Shukaitis. This exhibition
re-affirms her position as a counter-cultural artistic force whose
influence on local, national and international visual art and
cross-disciplinary contexts deserves to be explored. Gee Vaucher:
Introspective explores this rich history of art and activism both
on a local and national level. It will not only look back to the
radical spirit of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, but is also an
opportunity to engage audiences in important social debates taking
place today. <br>
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This catalog will be the first in-depth publication examining the
vast range of her work including painting, collage, video,
performance art, design, and installation works.<br>
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Contributors: Gee Vaucher, Penny Rimbaud, Patricia Allmer, John
Sears, Rebecca Binns, George McKay, Yuval Etgar, Martina Groß, and
Stevphen Shukaitis.<br>
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The exhibition:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.firstsite.uk/whats-on/gee-vaucher-introspective/">http://www.firstsite.uk/whats-on/gee-vaucher-introspective/</a><br>
The book: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=803">http://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=803</a><br>
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Released by Minor Compositions in collaboration with Firstsite
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.firstsite.uk">http://www.firstsite.uk</a>) <br>
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