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The Court at War

FDR, His Justices, and the World They Made

By: Cliff Sloan

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The Court at War

FDR, His Justices, and the World They Made

By: Cliff Sloan

The inside story of how one president forever altered the most powerful legal institution in the country—with consequences that endure today By the summer of 1941, in the ninth year of his presidency, Franklin Roosevelt had molded his Court. He had appointed seven of the nine justices—the most by any president except George Washington—and handpicked the chief justice. But the wartime Roosevelt Court had two faces. One was bold and progressive, the other supine and abject, cowed by the charisma of the revered president. The Court at War explores this pivotal period. It provides a cast of unforgettable characters in the justices—from the mercurial, Vienna-born intellectual Felix Frankfurter to the Alabama populist Hugo Black; from the western prodigy William O. Douglas, FDR’s initial pick to be his running mate in 1944, to Roosevelt’s former attorney general and Nuremberg prosecutor Robert Jackson. The justices’ shameless capitulation and unwillingness to cross their beloved president highlight the dangers of an unseemly closeness between Supreme Court justices and their political patrons. But the FDR Court’s finest moments also provided a robust defense of individual rights, rights the current Court has put in jeopardy. Sloan’s intimate portrait is a vivid, instructive tale for modern times.

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1541736451

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Space Shifters

By: Cliff Lauson,Dawna L. Schuld,Lynn Zelevansky

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Space Shifters

By: Cliff Lauson,Dawna L. Schuld,Lynn Zelevansky

Space Shifters features 20 leading international artists whose work addresses the intersections of perception, sculptural space and architecture.Beginning with the pioneering use of innovative sculptural materials in the 1960s, the exhibition (and this accompanying catalogue) explore the ways in which artworks engage or alter the viewer's perception of the surrounding architecture.The development of these concerns is traced over the course of the past four decades and concludes with artworks from the present day.Artists include: Jeppe Hein, Alicja Kwade, Roni Horn, Richard Wilson, Anish Kapoor, Yayoi Kusama, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres, among others.Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Space Shifters at Hayward Gallery, London (26 September 2018 - 1 June 2019).

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1853323578

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David Shrigley

Brain Activity

By: David Shrigley,Cliff Lauson,Dave Eggers

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David Shrigley

Brain Activity

By: David Shrigley,Cliff Lauson,Dave Eggers

Best-known for his wry and witty drawings, British artist David Shrigley's artistic practice extends well beyond drawing to include photography, sculpture, neon signs, animation, painting, printmaking, publishing and music. In an unusually complete look at Shrigley's diverse creative approach, this book showcases a body of conceptual work that is filled with sardonic caricatures, slapstick situations and black humour. With an immediate and accessible appeal to diverse audiences, Shrigley's work offers an insightful commentary on the absurdities of human relationships.Published on the occasion of the artist's first major survey show in London's Hayward Gallery (1 February - 13 May 2012), this beautifully appointed volume features an interview by writer Dave Eggers, essays by Martin Herbert and Cliff Lauson, and an original piece of prose by the artist Jonathan Monk. The book also features a new 7-inch picture disc featuring exclusive recorded original spoken word material created specifically for the book and presented in exclusive screen-printed packaging.A rare opportunity to hear David Shrigley talk about his inspirations, influences and the things in life that he finds funny. On Monday 23 April 2012 David will be signing copies of David Shrigley: Brain Activity and his illustrated libretto Pass the Spoon: A Sort-Of-Opera about Cookery.Taking place at 6.00 pm in the foyer of Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London and followed at 7.00 pm in the Purcell Room by Artist Talk with David Shrigley (go to www.southbankcentre.co.uk for tickets).

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