Once Upon a Time in the West

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Schuman, Aaron Once Upon a Time in the West [Exhibition]

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Creators:	Schuman, Aaron
Abstract:	'Once Upon a Time in the West' was photographed on the eroding sets and locations of Sergio Leone’s celebrated 1960’s ‘spaghetti Westerns’, deep in the Almerian deserts of southern Spain. For several years I have pursued work concerned with the propagation of American myths abroad. I recently became fascinated by the notion that a fundamental American archetype – the Wild West, and its associations with freedom, independence, rebelliousness, brutality, morality, honour and so on – had been transposed by an Italian film director onto the landscape of Franco’s Spain, and subsequently came to define this ‘quintessentially American’ genre in itself. Furthermore, I was particularly interested discovering what these remnants – flimsy, worn and weathered, but still standing forty years on – might insinuate about the state of contemporary America, along with its ideals, reputation, ambitions, visions and illusions today.
Official URL:	http://www.aaronschuman.com/inthewestpages/mcqueen...
Item Type:	Exhibition
Additional Information:	Dates and Location: 6th April - 9th May 2010: KIM: Museum of Contemporary Art, Riga (Latvia), 14th April - 9th May 2009: HOST Gallery, London (UK), 7th Nov.-12th Dec. 2009: Architectural Association, London (UK), 6th March - 5th April 2009: FORMAT International Photography Festival, Derby (UK)
Faculties:	Faculty of Arts > School of Arts and Media
URL:	http://foam.org/magazine/aaronschuman, http://www.foto8.com/new/on-display/host-exhibitions/1026-aaron-schuman-once-upon-a-time-in-the-west, http://archive09.formatfestival.com/exposure/derby-museum-art-gallery/aaron-schuman.html, http://www.kim.lv/raksts/224/kim%3F_exhibitions_during_%22Made_in_the_USA%22
Event Location:	KIM: Museum of Contemporary Art, Riga (Latvia); HOST Gallery, London; Architectural Association, London; FORMAT International Photography Festival, Derby
ID Code:	10722
Deposited By:	Aaron Schuman
Deposited On:	12 Jun 2012 13:39
Last Modified:	20 Jun 2012 12:01

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