Ken Lum

Turner, Michael. Ken Lum. Vancouver, BC: Contemporary Art Gallery, 2001.

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Abstract (English)

Turner briefly surveys Lum’s career to provide a context for his latest work, a series of independent business signs with personalized messages. The author argues that the signs combine thematic elements of the earlier work, such as portraiture and the combination of the personal and the political. A prolonged comparison with Benjamin underscores the incipient (or twilit) Marxism in the work. List of works. Biographical notes. 8 bibl. ref.

Types:	Catalogues > Exhibition catalogues
All Contributors:	Turner, Michael (Author); Wallace, Keith (Prefacer)
Dossier:	410 - LUM, KEN
Collation:	41 p. : 15 ill. col. ; 26 x 18 cm
ISBN:	0920751792
Language of Publication:	English
Publishers:	Vancouver, BC: Contemporary Art Gallery
Artists:	Lum, Ken
Event Statement:	Exhibition dates: 4 May - 14 July 2001, Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver).
Keywords:	ADVERTISING; MARXISM; SIGN; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ART AND POLITICS; LANGUAGE; LOGO; PORTRAIT; URBAN ENVIRONMENT; BUSINESS; FURNITURE; GLOBALISATION; MULTICULTURALISM
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Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2003
Last Modified:	05 May 2015 14:07
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/15191

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