{"product_id":"complicity-an-art-and-colonial-history-of-london-paperback","title":"Complicity: An Art and Colonial History of London - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJay Bernard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a six-mile walk across London with critically acclaimed, award-winning poet Jay Bernard, exploring some of the secrets of the statues and monuments of the city they love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bookended by visits to Henry Tate's mausoleum and the tomb of Lord Mayor Henry Tulse, in this book, the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection \u003ci\u003eSurge\u003c\/i\u003e goes for a six-mile walk across London--\"this city I love\"--to think about the meaning of complicity. We live in the legacy of colonialism. It permeates the very fabric of the social structures in which we exist. It visibly haunts the streets of London, anchored by statues and monuments that commemorate a violent imperial past. What does it mean, then, to love this city that was once the heart of an empire? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Punctuated by works in Britain's national collection of art, \u003ci\u003eComplicity\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful meditation on how art can help us reckon with a dark history and an uncertain future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes Color Images\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon-based \u003cb\u003eJay Bernard \u003c\/b\u003eis an artist whose work is interdisciplinary, critical, queer, and rooted in the archives. They were named the\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\/\u003c\/i\u003eUniversity of Warwick Young Writer of the Year (2020) and are the recipient of the Ted Hughes Award (2017) for \u003ci\u003eSurge: Side A\u003c\/i\u003e, a cross-disciplinary exploration of the New Cross Fire of 1981. The film \u003ci\u003eSomething Said \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), an exploration of Black British history, has screened in the UK and internationally, including at Aesthetica and Leeds International Film Festival, where it won best experimental and best queer short respectively, and CinemAfrica. Their body of work also includes \u003ci\u003eCrystals of this Social Substance\u003c\/i\u003e (Serpentine Pavilion, 2021), \u003ci\u003ePoet Slash Artist\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester International Festival, 2021), and \u003ci\u003eJoint\u003c\/i\u003e (Southbank Centre 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 6.77 x 4.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765444903200,"sku":"9781849768269","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2971d084a750027e6c98e277710112fc.webp?v=1780269932","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/complicity-an-art-and-colonial-history-of-london-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}