The 128-page illustrated exhibition catalogue offers a valuable contribution to and critical look at Collins’ work and further scholarship in the fields of popular music, cultural studies, and art history. It includes essays by British music critic Simon Reynolds, on the seductive power of The Smiths and Morrissey; Bruce Hainley, writer and contributing editor of Artforum, on the political implications of "the world won’t listen"; Liz Kotz, Assistant Professor in Comparative Literature at the University of California, Riverside, on the aesthetic and art history context to the artist’s work; and exhibition curator Suzanne Weaver in conversation with the artist on his background, motivating ideas, and artistic process. The book is available in three different covers and slipcovers: Bogota, Columbia (pictured); Istanbul, Turkey, and Jakarta, Indonesia The exhibition "Phil Collins: the world won't listen" is organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and is on view through March 23, 2008. |