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The Undercut Reader: Critical Writings on Artists’ Film and Video

"The Undercut Reader: Critical Writings on Artists’ Film and Video is a seminal anthology that compiles essential essays, manifestos, and reviews from Undercut magazine, published between 1981 and 1990. Edited by Nina Danino and Maziar Raein, it serves as a historical and theoretical map of the British avant-garde film scene during a decade of intense political and aesthetic transition. Published originally by Wallflower Press, this collection remains a vital resource for scholars, curators, and practitioners in 2026. It documents the evolution of moving image art from the rigorous formal constraints of "structural-materialist" filmmaking towa..."

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