{"product_id":"looking-for-a-sign-contemporary-art-magic-and-language-kerry-guinan","title":"Looking for a Sign: Contemporary Art, Magic, and Language, Kerry Guinan","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn a culture dominated by prescriptive rationality, and the reduction of language to functions, \u003ci\u003eLooking for a Sign\u003c\/i\u003e champions the intersectional practices of art and magic, exploring their capacity to invoke a profound dimension of reality that transcends the limitations of language. Comprising essays, reflections, and artworks from a group of international artists and curators — Aaron Gach (The Center for Tactical Magic), Annie Kwan, Anri Sala, Linda Stupart, and Kerry Guinan and Frank Sweeney (The Order of Co-operative Consciousness) — the volume reflects and interrogates an inquisitive turn towards magic in contemporary art. For these practitioners, magic is a potentially political and emancipatory practice, which challenges normative, rational frameworks, expands the horizons of reality, and restores one’s sense of personal and social agency. With an eclectic set of contributions that range from instructive spells to curatorial propositions and academic essays, \u003ci\u003eLooking for a Sign\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable resource for those seeking respite from the relentless codification of our collective existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDurty Books (2018 - present) is an independent publishing house based in Ireland and co-created by artist Kate O’ Shea and designer Victoria Brunetta. Their first publication, \u003ci\u003eDurty Words: A space for dialogue, solidarity, resistance and creation\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), featured 134 international contributors and encapsulates their approach to publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDurty Books aims to provide a critical space and platform for prominent and emerging voices across art, design, community organising, academia and activism who challenge hegemonic social and political structures and offer imaginative alternatives. Durty Books believes in the power of sharing stories of collective action, solidarity and resistance across the world to build networks of solidarity and empower social change through the creative potential of print and publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePublished by Durty Books\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Kerry Guinan\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003e92 pages\u003cbr\u003e110 x 175 mm\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781739103217\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Durty Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50260296892747,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/LookingforaSign-110x175mm-Covers-Final.webp?v=1724683414","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/es\/products\/looking-for-a-sign-contemporary-art-magic-and-language-kerry-guinan","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}