Possibilities of Redemption: Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby Wrestle the Human Condition into a Touching, Comic Art
Canadian Art, Fall 2009, v. 26, no. 3, pp. 106-110
Jon Davies explores the highly philosophical works of duo Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby. The universal nature of their work draws attention to realities and dilemmas of human nature and the everyday, mundane emotions and perspectives that tend to tag along. Duke and Battersby use video and animation, and incorporate found-footage and song/lyrical influences in their work.
(Key Words: universalism, emotion, philosophical, mundane, video, animation)
ITEM 2009.117 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Rapt and Happy – Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby
Being Fucked Up – Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby
Bad Ideas for Paradise – Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby
Curious About Existence – Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby
The New Freedom Founders – Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby
Songs of Praise for the Heart Beyond Cure – Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby
Year in the Life of the World – Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby