Author : Rex Butler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783956792984
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (929 download)
Book Synopsis Dave Hullfish Bailey, Sam Watson by : Rex Butler
Download or read book Dave Hullfish Bailey, Sam Watson written by Rex Butler and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CityCat Project 20062016 documents the extraordinary 10-year collaboration between California artist Dave Hullfish Bailey (b. 1963) and senior Aboriginal writer and activist Sam Watson (b. 1952). Structured around the Maiwar Performance, for which CityCat ferries on the Brisbane River execute unannounced maneuvers near a 19th-century Aboriginal site, the performance has been restaged over the years as an act of indigenous empowerment. The subject of this slender publication is an evolving body of playful, yet politically and intellectually resistant works in diverse media reflecting the call-and-response collaboration between Watson and Bailey. CityCat Project curator David Pestorius contributes an essay and detailed timeline on the activities of Bailey and Watson before and throughout their collaboration. Art historian Sally Butler reflects upon Watsons literary production and curator Michele Helmrich sheds light on the local historical context that significantly informs the collaboration. Two past publications by Dave Bailey include Whats Left (Sternberg Press, 2009) and Union Pacific (1999), both distributed by RAM.