{"product_id":"9781906155803","title":"City of Refuge: A 9-11 Memorial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity of Refuge\u003c\/i\u003e is artist Krzysztof Wodiczko’s ambitious proposal to create a literal memorial for the 9\/11 attacks, fusing politics and passion and showing a unique commitment to resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity of Refuge: A 9\/11 Memorial\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating insight into Krzysztof Wodiczko’s practice, the political and personal concepts pushing his project forward, and the idea of social responsibility infused in his work. It is a proposal parallel to the World Trade Center Memorial but with the aim of provoking a more active and critical commemoration of the September 11 terrorist attacks, understood in their historical and political context, and in the light of their domestic and international fallout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing his main argument from the ethical philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas, Wodiczko imagines a memorial that is at once utopian and continuous with the concrete realities of the post-9\/11 climate of fear permeating the Western world. It is a passionate attempt at readdressing the narratives of closure, hostility and terror, through a memorial that encourages open, critical and democratic discourse. The resulting \u003ci\u003eCity of Refuge\u003c\/i\u003e is a memorial in action: on one hand an ongoing critique of a passive remembering of the attack and an investigation into the deeper causes of ‘terror’, and on the other a visionary and ambitious public art project in New York, reckoning with the catastrophe and its political implications in terms of a ‘cosmopolitan democracy’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew and unpublished hand-drawn sketches and digital montages animate the text, creating a vivid picture of memory at work. Wodiczko’s project is complemented by a concentration on learning and proactive programs of engagement, encouraging new and informed practical initiatives, paving the way to a less unjust world. The book is supported by text from leading scholars in a variety of disciplines: Mark Jarzombek, Daniel Bertrand Monk, Lisa Saltzman, Kirk Savage, Andrew Shanken and Mechtild Widrich. Their contributions constitute a forum published alongside Wodiczko’s text, ensuring an engaging and timely debate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Dog Publishing Limited London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060855357680,"sku":"9781906155803","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781906155803_p0.jpg?v=1763616177","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781906155803","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}