Political
Print
2010 (made), 2002 (designed)
2010 (made), 2002 (designed)
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This map, made by artist Tom Lubbock, presents a morally stringent and eerily prescient comment on the cynical shifts and realignments of international relations. Political maps the nations states of some unspecified region of the world, naming them as Good or Evil, with some designations qualified by subtitled formerly Evil or formerly Good.
Tom Lubbock was an artist and illustrator as well as being chief art critic for The Independent newspaper for thirteen years. Between 1999 and 2004 his witty, meticulously-executed collages illustrated the Saturday edition of the newspaper.
Tom Lubbock was an artist and illustrator as well as being chief art critic for The Independent newspaper for thirteen years. Between 1999 and 2004 his witty, meticulously-executed collages illustrated the Saturday edition of the newspaper.
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| Title | Political (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Digital pigment print on Somerset Velvet paper |
| Brief description | Digital print, 'Political', by Tom Lubbock, London, 2010 |
| Physical description | Map of imaginary region with countries labelled as 'Good', 'Evil' with one labelled 'Democratic Republic of Evil (Formerly Good)' and another 'Formerly Evil'. Countries are coloured pink, blue, yellow or green and the sea pale blue. Round the edge is a border of black and red parallel lines and a 'scale' (without numbers). |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Copy number | 120 of 265 |
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| Object history | Based on a collage made in 2002 |
| Production | Limited edition of 250 plus 15 artist proofs |
| Summary | This map, made by artist Tom Lubbock, presents a morally stringent and eerily prescient comment on the cynical shifts and realignments of international relations. Political maps the nations states of some unspecified region of the world, naming them as Good or Evil, with some designations qualified by subtitled formerly Evil or formerly Good. Tom Lubbock was an artist and illustrator as well as being chief art critic for The Independent newspaper for thirteen years. Between 1999 and 2004 his witty, meticulously-executed collages illustrated the Saturday edition of the newspaper. |
| Bibliographic reference | Wallinger, Mark. 'Tom Lubbock: collages that cut to the quick', in, The Independent, Friday 3 December, 2010. |
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| Accession number | E.485-2011 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2011 |
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