The secret agent

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Zusammenfassung: Visual artist Stan Douglas explores the turbulent history of 1970s Portugal, a time when the nation both freed itself from a dictatorship and relinquished its colonial holdings. The book features three works. The first, a video installation titled 'The Secret Agent', follows a story written by Joseph Conrad in 1907. Douglas keeps the plot characters but transports the narrative to Lisbon, soon after the Carnation Revolution. 'Disco Angola', a series of staged historic photos in New York and Angola, juxtaposes the city's hedonistic nightlife with the African nation's brutal civil war. Finally, 'Luanda-Kinshasa' is a six-hour-long film comprising eleven jazz songs from the legendary 30th Street Studio. 0Exhibition: Wiels, Brussels, Belgium (09.10.2015-10.01.2016)

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9789491819384 ; 9491819380
• Dimensions: 28 cm
• Extent: 189 Seiten
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Illustrationen

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Künste, Bildende Kunst allgemein

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): [Antwerpen]
• (who): Ludion
• (when): [2015]
• Creator: Douglas, Stan ; Smith, Jason E. ; Bruyn, Eric C. H. de
• Contributor: Snauwaert, Dirk ; Kealy, Séamus

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/115054645X/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 11.06.2025, 2:15 PM CEST