{"product_id":"52-artists-52-actions","title":"52 Artists 52 Actions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmall Acts of Disobedience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a year of Instagramming dangerously, 52 artists respond to critical issues across the broader Asia region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mainstream media keeps us in a constant state of emergency where the word ‘crisis’ is used daily and ‘breaking news’ is a permanent banner across our screens. The real emergencies we should be facing are often disguised behind biased rhetoric or consciously omitted altogether: Climate change! Severe economic inequality! Decay of democracy! Brexit! Trump! The alt-right!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e52 ARTISTS 52 ACTIONS\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003esets out to address the real and daunting trials of everyday life across contemporary Asia. Each of the 52 artists includes a statement about their work, which often reads as a compelling, heartbreaking memoir in miniature, giving deep insights into cultural traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEcho Morgan – cover artist – says this:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was sent away at the age of four after my parents’ divorce to board at a much-hated, strict communist kindergarten. There I was shaped into a ‘xiao hong hua’, a little red flower, obedient and pliant. This early communist education and China’s economic boom is deeply embodied in my roots. They still strongly control my thoughts and behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther highlights include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Kyungah Ham’s Korean Mona Lisas\u003cbr\u003e– Deborah Kelly’s crowd-sourced feminist wisdom as print-at-home stickers and posters\u003cbr\u003e– Heman Chong’s list of 198 forms of non-violent action\u003cbr\u003e– Chim Pom’s oversized jigsaw puzzle,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFind the C*\u0026amp;R!!!\u003c\/i\u003e, in response to Japan becoming increasingly strict about nudity even though Asia’s largest red-light district, Kabukicho, is in Shinjuku, Tokyo\u003cbr\u003e– The Mulka Project’s mission to sustain and protect Yolngu cultural knowledge in north-east Arnhem Land under the leadership of community elders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e52 ARTISTS 52 ACTIONS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echampions small acts of disobedience undertaken live and online by 52 artists from 31 countries across Asia, addressing important concerns locally and globally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom historical revisionism in the Philippines to micro-celebrities in Bangladesh, military abuse in Myanmar to rising sea levels in Indonesia, visibility for LGBTQI+ people of colour to contemporary Indigeneity, the artists tackle critical issues with determination, innovation and humour. 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With striking images and bold, graphic design,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e52 ARTISTS 52 ACTIONS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an encyclopaedia of creative responses to political and social issues facing contemporary Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 01\/07\/2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eCategory: Art, Reference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 192\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 305 x 192mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eCondition of Book ( scuffing on edges)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. 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