{"product_id":"what-is-highly-unlikely-but-not-impossible","title":"What is highly unlikely but not impossible?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is highly unlikely but not impossible?\u003c\/strong\u003e is a pocket compendium of writing and visual art from the Series of Open Questions, each volume of which gathers many voices around a single question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume takes its themes from the work of artist Hiwa K: statehood and war, migration and belonging, neoliberalism and colonialism, home, language and the myth of the solitary artist. Its contributors respond across forms—experimental poetry, science fiction, photography, memoir, academic essays and art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlights include a short story by Benjamin Labatut, an excerpt from a lecture by Achille Mbembe and drawings by Hajra Waheed, alongside writing by Ursula K. Le Guin and Omar El Akkad. The result is a compact, wide-ranging reader for thinking through some of the most urgent issues of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributions from Ursula K. Le Guin, Achille Mbembe, Omar El Akkad and Hajra Waheed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA short story by Benjamin Labatut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes drawn from the practice of artist Hiwa K\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMixes fiction, poetry, memoir, essay and visual art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e66 black-and-white illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriters and artists reflecting on war, statehood and displacement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeas of home, language and belonging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritiques of neoliberalism, colonialism and the individual genius\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow fiction and speculation open political imagination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnections between contemporary art and global politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeanne Gerrity and Diego Villalobos edited this volume of the Series of Open Questions, gathering responses from writers and artists to themes in the work of Hiwa K.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 110 × 180 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 280\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9781915609939\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Sternberg Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e Readers of contemporary art writing, followers of Hiwa K's work and anyone drawn to anthologies that move freely between art, fiction and political thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sternberg Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51022840955105,"sku":"9781915609939","price":36.3,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1116\/0464\/files\/What_is_highly_unlikely_but_not_impossible.jpg?v=1792041107","url":"https:\/\/bookshopbyuro.com\/products\/what-is-highly-unlikely-but-not-impossible","provider":"Bookshop by Uro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}