What makes crime stories fascinating is that the divisions between the criminal, the victims, and the audience are constantly blurred: we are all potential victims and could perhaps become criminals ourselves. While the exhibition “The Crime Was Almost Perfect” at the Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam functioned more as a “space for experimentation,” this publication aims to investigate not only detective fiction but the more theoretical, philosophical, and aesthetic aspects of the genre. Published following the closing of the exhibition, this catalogue should be considered a continuation of the project, as a resource in itself, rather than simply documentation or commentary. The publication includes Tom Morton’s story “The Thick End” and Astrid Trotzig’s “threat letters,” as well as essays by Michael Zinganel and Alexandra Midal, and Karl Marx’s “The Productivity of Crime.” Cristina Ricupero, Defne Ayas, Amira Gad (Eds.) The Crime Was Almost Perfect Contributions by Alexandra Midal, Tom Morton, Cristina Ricupero, Astrid Trotzig, Michael Zinganel Copublished by Witte de With and Sternberg Press
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:15:08 +0000
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