Sven Augustijnen
Subtitle: spectres
By: concept, Sven Augustijnen ; rédaction Steven Tallon, Emiliano Battista
Contributors: Wiels (Gallery : Brussels, Belgium); Kunsthalle St. Gallen; Kunsthalle Bern; Appel Arts Centre
Publisher: ASA Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Brussels
Language: eng
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9789461170095
Subjects: Assassination; History; Spectres (Motion picture)
Other titles: Spectres
Description: 100 years after Leopold II's death and 50 years after the Independence of Congo, the characters in 'Spectres', are still being haunted by the colonial past. Alongside the film, a number of other works created during Augustijnen's research are presented, such as photographs, publications, sculptures, and original documents.
Notes: Published as part of an exhibition held at Wiels Contemporary Art Centre in Brussels from May 8-July 31, 2011; at Kunsthalle Sankt Gallen from July 23-Sept. 25, 2011; at Kunsthalle Bern from Oct. 8-Dec. 27, 2011; and at de Appel arts centre in Amsterdam, in partnership with Marres, Maastricht, from Oct. 14, 2011-Jan. 8, 2012.

Errata slip tipped in.

Includes bibliographical references.

English and French.