"This richly illustrated volume focuses on events of 1971's Gastown
Riot ... Simmering narratives of protest and inequality run
alongside a study of the mechanics and meaning of representation."
--"Canadian Art"
"Arsenal Pulp Press has published a beautiful and informative book
about one of Vancouver's most stunning and original works of public
art." --"Vancouver Sun"
"This collection of essays pries open the iconic 30x50-foot
translucent photo mural, depicting a decades-ago clash between
police and protestors that defined Vancouver's Gastown
neighbourhood, and which now hangs in the atrium of the city's
Woodward's complex. From Nora M. Alter's analysis of the image as a
'moving still' to Jesse Proudfoot's history of the politics of
representation in the Downtown Eastside, these essays help fulfil
Douglas's intent to keep conversation about the riot -- and the
photograph that 'condenses' it -- evolving." --"The Tyee"
"Cinematic in its scale and production, the photomural depicts riot
police, mounted police, and undercover cops clashing with hippies,
while area residents and visitors look on. Douglas frequently uses
his art to reimagine pivotal but often misread or obscured moments
in history ... This book addresses not only the elaborate creation
and multiple meanings of the mural but also what the publisher
calls 'the politics of urban conflict' embedded within it."
--"Georgia Straight"
"Arsenal Pulp Press has published a beautiful and informative book
about one of Vancouver's most stunning and original works of public
art." --"Vancouver Sun"
"This collection of essays pries open the iconic 30x50-foot
translucent photo mural, depicting a decades-ago clash between
police and protestors that defined Vancouver's Gastown
neighbourhood, and which now hangs in the atrium of the city's
Woodward's complex. From Nora M. Alter's analysis of the image as a
'moving still' to Jesse Proudfoot's history of the politics of
representation in the Downtown Eastside, these essays help fulfil
Douglas's intent to keep conversation about the riot -- and the
photograph that 'condenses' it -- evolving." --"The Tyee"
"Cinematic in its scale and production, the photomural depicts riot
police, mounted police, and undercover cops clashing with hippies,
while area residents and visitors look on. Douglas frequently uses
his art to reimagine pivotal but often misread or obscured moments
in history ... This book addresses not only the elaborate creation
and multiple meanings of the mural but also what the publisher
calls 'the politics of urban conflict' embedded within it."
--"Georgia Straight"
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