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Corin Sworn: Radical Utopias

AN ONLINE SUPPLEMENT FOR THE FALL 2009 PRINT EDITION OF CANADIAN ART
Corin Sworn <i>Adventure Playground</i> 2006 Installation view at Or Gallery / photo Karin Bubas Corin Sworn Adventure Playground 2006 Installation view at Or Gallery / photo Karin Bubas

Corin Sworn <i>Adventure Playground</i> 2006 Installation view at Or Gallery / photo Karin Bubas

Failed modern utopias and childhood radicalism drive the work of artist Corin Sworn. In the fall 2009 print issue of Canadian Art, Berlin and Rotterdam-based writer Monika Szewczyk unpacks the political potential of Sworn’s work in her essay “Soft Focus, Sharp Tools.” Now, this online slideshow surveys Sworn’s multidisciplinary practice, including views of the artist’s in-process video, After School Special.

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

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