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Canadian Art

Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby: Songcraft and Pseudonyms

AN ONLINE SUPPLEMENT FOR THE FALL 2009 PRINT EDITION OF CANADIAN ART
Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby <i>Bad Ideas for Paradise</i> 2001 Video still Courtesy Jessica Bradley Art + Projects Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby Bad Ideas for Paradise 2001 Video still Courtesy Jessica Bradley Art + Projects

Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby <i>Bad Ideas for Paradise</i> 2001 Video still Courtesy Jessica Bradley Art + Projects

Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby have become increasingly well known for wry, provocative and self-revealing video and installation works. In the fall 2009 issue of Canadian Art, critic and curator Jon Davies looks at this compelling art duo in his essay “Possibilities of Redemption.” This special online portfolio looks at Duke and Battersby’s art from their earliest videos through to recent collaborations with other artists.

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This article was first published online on September 10, 2009.

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