Prefix Photo 21: Border Cultures
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Prefix Photo 21: Border Cultures.
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Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the release
of the twenty-first issue of Prefix Photo magazine. On its theme of
'Border Cultures,' editor Scott McLeod writes: 'Over time, ongoing
exchanges and interactions between nations, peoples and economies create
distinct border zones, such as those of the United States and Mexico,
Algeria and France, the cities of Windsor/Detroit, and military and
civilian zones throughout the world, among others. The artists
represented in this issue draw on their personal histories and
experiences with these border regions in order to create compelling,
provocative works.' This issue features contributors engaging with a
host of contemporary photo, media and installation artists, as follows:
'Hans Ulrich Obrist in Conversation with Zineb Sedira.' In a recent
interview with the erudite critic and curator, Algerian-French artist
Zineb Sedira reflects on the place of history and politics in her life
and work.
'The 11th International Istanbul Biennial: What Keeps Mankind Alive?' In
texts that evoke the conceptual underpinnings of the biennial, the
visceral experience of the city and its historical and political context
at the crossroads of East and West, essayists Kathleen Ritter, Jamelie
Hassan and Josée Drouin-Brisebois navigate the joys and struggles of
What Keeps Mankind Alive.
Lee Rodney's text 'Border Rituals' discusses David Taylor's work as it
sheds light on the economic conditions that have served to change
migrant routes into the United States, as well as on political pressures
to militarize the border and severely restrict human movement between
the United States and its southern neighbours.
Rabih Mroué, in his literary feature 'A line of poetry,' describes how
the photograph of a banner stating 'The Fa'our Clothing Store has moved
to the Roueiss area, next to Mahfouz Stores' amid the aftermath of
Israel's war on Lebanon, surpasses the language of war.
Other contributors include Mounira al Solh, Nevin Aladag, Lado
Darakhvelidze, Decolonizing Architecture, Gaston Zvi Ickowicz, Michael
Love, Patrick Mahon, Hrair Sarkissian, Eric Smith, and more.
Prefix Photo is published by Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art, a
registered charitable organization that fosters the appreciation and
understanding of contemporary photography, media and digital arts.
Prefix Photo is available by subscription and in fine bookstores and
newsstands in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Portugal,
Spain, Greece, Turkey, Singapore and China.
For their assistance with the release party held for issue 21 in
Toronto, Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art gratefully acknowledges
its Supporting Sponsor Steam Whistle Brewing, its Official Catering
Sponsor à la Carte Kitchen and its official Hotel Sponsor the Sutton
Place Hotel.
Prefix Photo is published with the assistance of its staff, volunteers
and patrons, as well as the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council
for the Arts. The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of
Ontario.
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