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| The Falling of the Monumental This first edition of the Falling of the Monumental consists of a total of 100 numbered and signed copies and includes an essay by Sean Cubitt - professor of Screen and Media Studies at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Book size: 24.5 x 35cm Paper: Somerset velvet enhanced 255gsm, Somerset book soft white 175gsm. Printed and published by Pratt Contemporary Art, 2003 |
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| The contemporary changing face of London is recorded in this collection of digital works under the title “The Falling of the Monumental”, portraying a city under tension since the invasion of Iraq in May 2003. This work was preceded by a research study of Whistler’s Thames series of the 1870’s. Whistler’s concern at the time was the industrial changes enveloping the city’s embankments. Now London is on constant alert and exists in an environment of potential threat. In this collection Richard Davies juxtaposes established icons of power placed within a hidden fragility and set against other collapsing systems. |
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