| Stan Douglas: Every Building on 100 West Hastings Contributor(s): Shier, Reid (Editor), Douglas, Stan (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 1551521350 ISBN-13: 9781551521350 Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: The 100 block of Vancouver's West Hastings Street is the gateway to one of the most contested and controversial inner-city neighborhoods in North America-Vancouver's infamous and impoverished downtown eastside. Using the work of one of the art world's most celebrated visual artists-Stan Douglas-the book unravels the dynamics of history and sociology, combined with photography and art, to create a compelling and visually arresting document that informs our understanding of what makes a neighborhood. The book is based on a monumental-sized print of 100 West Hastings by Douglas, who photographed each building and composited the individual prints to assume a fantastic, impossible perspective. The print is reproduced in the book as a removable full-color poster. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Architectural & Industrial - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 779.997 |
| LCCN: 2003430816 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.88" W x 8.32" (0.56 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 100 block of Vancouver's West Hastings Street is the gateway to one of the most contested and controversial inner-city neighborhoods in North America--Vancouver's infamous and impoverished downtown eastside. Using the work of one of the art world's most celebrated visual artists--Stan Douglas--the book unravels the dynamics of history and sociology, combined with photography and art, to create a compelling and visually arresting document that informs our understanding of what makes a neighborhood. The book is based on a monumental-sized print of 100 West Hastings by Douglas, who photographed each building and composited the individual prints to assume a fantastic, impossible perspective. The print is reproduced in the book as a removable full-color poster. |