Arena Take 1: Facing the Spectacle / Sebastian Wells 読売新聞社 栗栖丈璽

栗栖丈璽

By quietly recording 111 iron forms one by one

devoid of any vitality or ambition—characteristics at odds with a society obsessed with progress—it remains unapologetically passive

the question has been: How might images that traffic in cultural coding do more than serve as catechisms for the feedback loops that define our moment

the Whitney Museum of American Art

Arena Take 1: Facing the Spectacle / Sebastian Wells 読売新聞社 栗栖丈璽Sebastian Wells Arena Take 1: Facing the Spectacle by Sebastian Wells is a critical examination of the Olympic Games and the media mechanisms behind this global mass spectacle. In contrast to traditional portrayals of the Olympicstypically centered on triumph, nationalism, and outstanding athletic achievementWells reveals the structures of the Olympic narrative and the systems of global attention it generates. Pages: 140 Size: 310 x 240 mm Hardcover