Every Artist, a Journalist
<p><em>Every Artist, a Journalist</em> is the second <em>Blowup Reader</em>. It collects texts on the subject of art as a form of journalism.</p> <p>In this, the second edition of the <em>Blowup Reader</em> series, each of our participating speakers is represented along with two additional texts. The Reader begins with an excerpt from Alfredo Cramerotti’s book, <em>Aesthetic Journalism</em>, followed by an essay by Ken Hollings delving into the history of the Dounreay Fast Reactor, which is the subject matter in Gair Dunlop’s latest work. A text I have written, written deliberately in newspaper journalism style, gives context about the beginnings of Lino Hellings’ <em>Participating Artists Press Agency</em> project. Also included in this Reader is a key text about truth, reality, and the ‘documentary turn’ in art by Mark Nash, and from the V2_ archive, a text by Alexei Shulgin, exploring fundamentals of how we communicate and manipulate with art…</p>
Editors: Michelle Kasprzak
Contributors: Michelle Kasprzak, Alfredo Cramerotti, Ken Hollings, Mark Nash, Alexei Shulgin
Graphic Designer: Arjen de Jong, Buro Duplex
Part of: Blowup Reader