The Abolition of War - Paperback
by Krzysztof Wodiczko (Author)
The Abolition of War explores the ideas that inform Krzysztof Wodiczko's project The World Institute for the Abolition of War and is a manifesto for the dismantling of what Wodiczko sees as the ubiquitous, unconscious, and ultimately perilous "Culture of War", which is embedded within and constantly reaffirmed by our monuments and our historical narratives. In this volume Wodiczko, winner of the Hiroshima Art Prize in 1998, offers a detailed examination of his proposal for The World Institute for the Abolition of War, a projected "Un-War Memorial" constructed as a structure encapsulating the existing Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Krzysztof Wodiczko was born in 1943 in Warsaw, Poland and is currently Professor in Residence of Art, Design, and the Public Domain at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Wodiczko has realised more than 70 public projections in Australia, Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. He participated in the Cold War Modern (V&A) and the Sleeping and Dreaming (Wellcome Trust) exhibitions in London in 2008. He was awarded the Hiroshima Prize in 1998 for his contribution as an artist to world peace. He has previously published Krzysztof Wodiczko and The City of Refuge with Black Dog Publishing.
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