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The influence of Roland Barthes on Burgin's work is well documented. Equally, Burgin's prominence as an artist and theorist concerned with text and image offers a productive dialogue with Barthes' work. Victor Burgin has long been considered both theorist and practitioner, while Barthes is more known as a theorist and writer. In bringing to the fore Barthes's practice of painting and drawing, Barthes/Burgin prompts a new critical consideration of Barthes/Burgin, theory/practice, writing/making and criticality/visuality.
Barthes/Burgin features two new interviews with Burgin, one concerned with his turn to new digital practices and the other a reflection on his reading of Roland Barthes. Also included are images and texts from the artists and an essay critically examining Barthes' exercises in drawing and painting.
Contents
Acknowledgements
PrefaceStephen Foster
Barthes, Burgin, Barre obliqueRyan Bishop and Sunil Manghani
Works on Paper by Roland Barthes
An Exercise in DrawingSunil Manghani
Reading BarthesVictor Burgin and Sunil Manghani
A Place to ReadVictor Burgin
Still MovingRyan Bishop and Victor Burgin
PrairieVictor Burgin
BelledonneVictor Burgin
