Ivan Cheng - Confidences / Production
After 8 Books, ISBN 9782492650130,
Pb, 360 pgs, 13 x 18cm
Acqn. 36204
In Stock
£15.00
Pb, 360 pgs, 13 x 18cm
Acqn. 36204
In Stock
£15.00
After 8 Books is excited to announce the release of Confidences / Production, the latest instalment
in Ivan Cheng’s Confidences series, published in collaboration with Monash University Museum of
Art | MUMA, Naarm/Melbourne.
Conlan Eliseu is a vampire and an out-of-vogue fashion stylist who takes a job as an advisor at the
Gatlin Finishing School, a three-year vocational program for talented teens in a theatre town.
Human teen Doeke Schreyer wants to be a star and isn’t afraid of hard work. He just can’t seem to
get it. Will his corporeal charms help him exceed the curse on his name, inherited from his
adoptive parents?
Confidences / Production deals with the process of keeping the past alive, whether as image or
restaging. It is the fourth instalment in Ivan Cheng’s Confidences series, which uses the figure of
the vampire as shorthand for cultural movement. The narrative contains excerpts or elements from
scripts by the artist, as well as documents and reflections on the tradition and transmission of
theatre.
Designed by Sabo Day, assisted by with Augustinas Milkus
Published in collaboration with Monash University Museum of Art, MUMA