Real Review #15

Real Review #15

It isn’t the representation of violence in the Gaza Strip that is so disturbing; it is the absence of representation. The grief and despair of a child is penetratingly real. The extreme realism of these events has now driven a wedge between our realities, material and social. The scale and speed of this suffering has destroyed our ability to sustain any belief in the symbolic values of ‘the international community’ and ‘human rights’. We can no longer even pretend these ideas correlate to any form of reality. This issue of Real Review is dedicated to the current mood, the Phantom of Liberty.

How long has the emperor been naked? We interview cultural theorist Shumon Basar on the unwinding of colonial modernity. Elizabeth II contributes a 1p UK stamp. POSTPOSTPOST asks if jokes can bring down governments. Sham Jaff reviews the news, while Elias Tamer reviews the passport. Amnesty International reviews the occupation of
water. Piet Oudolf talks to Jack Self about being in the garden. Plus much more.

26 x 11.5 cm, portrait, softcover
Texts: Sophia Alami, Hlynur Snaer Andrason, Mina Polo, Elisabeth Postl, Amelia Stein, Martin Sigler, Ines Tazi, Neo-
Metabolism
Editors: Jack Self, Maddy Weavers
Design: Colin Doerffler
Year: 2024
ISBN: 9781838493431
Published by: REAL Foundation