On contested terrain

Lê, An-My 1960- (photographer,, interviewee.). Leers, Dan, (author.). Finkel, David, 1955- (author.). Sutcliffe, Lisa, (author.). Nguyen, Viet Thanh 1971- (interviewer.).

Summary: "On Contested Terrain, published on the occasion of the first comprehensive exhibition of An-My Lê's work, includes selections from her major series photographing former battlefields, spaces reserved for training or the reenactment of war, and the noncombatant role of active service members, as well as many new, never-before-seen images. Essays by curators Dan Leers and Lisa Sutcliffe, as well as an interview between Lê and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen, address how Lê's work complicates the landscapes of conflict that have long informed American identity"--

Record details

ISBN: 1597114812
ISBN: 9781597114813
Physical Description: 203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
print
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Pittsburgh, PA : Carnegie Museum of Art ; New York, NY : Aperture, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Exhibition schedule: Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, March 14-July 26, 2020; Milwaukee Art Museum, September 4, 2020-January 3, 2021; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, March-May 2021"--Colophon.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Theater of war / Dan Leers -- Silent general -- The course of empire / Lisa Sutcliffe -- Events ashore -- Trap rock -- The good soldiers / David Finkel -- 29 Palms -- Small wars -- Dialogue An-My Lê and Viet Thanh Nguyen -- Selected timeline -- Viet Nam -- Sculpture.