Stan DouglasTools Douglas, Stan; Watson, Scott; Clover, Carol J.; Deleuze, Gilles. Stan Douglas. London, England: Phaidon Press, 1998.
Abstract (English)This monograph on Douglas's work contains interviews with the artist by Thater and Cooke, a survey of the work by Watson, an essay by Clover on the Der Sandmann project, artist's writings, and an essay by Deleuze entitled "Humour, Irony and the Law." Douglas's photographs, video/film installations and works for television are looked at from the perspectives of aesthetics, politics and psychoanalysis. The following subjects are considered: sources of inspiration for specific projects; the significance of working with different mediums; binary and cinematic aspects of the work; the use of montage; the influence of Samuel Beckett. Includes chronology of exhibitions, projects, articles and interviews. Bibliography. List of illustrations. Biographical notes on artist and authors. Circa 210 bibl. ref.
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