Michael Archer

In the closing hours of the defense of Khe Sanh Combat Base, the longest and bloodiest battle of the Vietnam War, Tom Mahoney inexplicably walked away from his platoon, unarmed, and was shot to death by enemy soldiers hiding nearby. His fellow Marines made several desperate attempts to recover their well-liked comrade, but were finally forced to leave him behind--though never forgotten. In The Long Goodbye, author Michael Archer (a high school friend who joined the Marines together with Tom) chronicles his exhaustive search for answers to his friend's mysterious stroll into oblivion. This quest eventually leads to an improbable series of connections: from Tom's childhood friends, to fellow Marines, past the frustration of numerous ineffective, often inept, attempts by the U.S. government to locate his remains, and eventually teaming up with a Vietnamese psychic intent on communicating with Tom's "wandering soul." Along the way, we discover the unexpected compassion of several former mortal enemies from that battle, now wishing to help honor the memory of a lone American among the tens of thousands on both sides who were sacrificed in the great meat grinder of Khe Sanh. Swept up in this increasingly bizarre pursuit of clues, the author is soon "summoned" back to that infamous battleground and eventually tracks down the last remaining eyewitness to Tom Mahoney's death--one of those who killed him--and experiences an astonishing epiphany.

Khe Sanh Revisited

The Long Goodbye

Michael Petry

Nicolas De Oliveira

Nicola Oxley

Michael Archer's illuminating introduction traces the history of installation art from Duchamp's first readymade through the Pop tableaux of Kienholz, Oldenburg, Kaprow, and Dine to more recent developments such as Land Art and Process Art. This is followed by a global range of installations, presented and documented by Nicolas de Oliveira, Nicola Oxley, and Michael Petry.

Installation Art

Eksempler på kunstretninger fra 60'erne til 90'erne, f.eks. popkunst, minimal art, performance, konceptkunst, land art, body art og installationskunst

Art Since 1960: The Real and Its Object; 2. The Expanded Field; 3. Ideology, Identity and Difference; 4. Postmodernisms; 5. Assimilations; 6. Globalization and the Post-Medium Condition

John A. Long

This book is a comprehensive reference to the extinct mammals of Australia and New Guinea, including carnivorous kangaroos, the first koalas, huge Diprotodons, marsupial lions, ancient bats and rats, and marine mammals.

One Hundred Million Years of Evolution

Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea

Julian Stallabrass

Jon Thomson

Thomson & Craighead

Catherine de Zegher

Nancy Spector

M. Catherine de Zegher

Guy Brett

Mona Hatoum

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An exploration of the artist's powerful evocations of statelessness, otherness and denial.

Michael Archer

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