Stephen Walker Books

'Thrilling ... High-definition history: tight, thrilling and beautifully researched' SUNDAY TIMES 'This book is a triumph' DAN SNOW

Known for - and even overshadowed by - his brutal and spectacular building cuts, Gordon Matta-Clark's oeuvre is unique in the history of American art. He worked in the 1970s on the boarders between art and architecture and his diverse practice is often understood as an outright rejection of the tenets of high modernism. Stephen Walker argues instead for the artist's ambivalent relationship with the architectural heritage he is often claimed to disavow, thus making this the first book to extrapolate Matta-Clark's thinking beyond its immediate context.Walker considers the broad range of Matta-Clark's ephemeral practice, from montage to actual interventions and from performance art and installation to drawing, film and video. Bringing to the fore the consistent themes and issues explored through this broad range of media, and in particular the complex notion of the 'discreet violation', he reveals the continued relevance of Matta-Clark's artistic and theoretical oeuvre to the reception of artistic and architectural work today.

This title manages to relate three seemingly unrelated facts: a town council which has promised a million pounds to the least exciting park in Morecambe; 18 year-old Teena Rama who is 148.7% too beautiful; and Mr Landen who has no brain.

The author shares a transformative personal journey that clarified many of life's questions, revealing insights applicable to all aspects of daily living. This exploration emphasizes the universal nature of these experiences, suggesting that others can also benefit from similar realizations. The narrative conveys a sense of authenticity and encourages readers to discover how these revelations can impact their own lives.

The book introduces a binary role theory of world politics, providing empirical case studies that demonstrate its application to issues such as conflict management and shifts in global order. It aims to engage scholars, international relations theorists, and students interested in quantum and computational models, offering a unique perspective on the complexities of global interactions.

In January 1988, documentary film-maker Stephen Walker began a search for four young filmakers to follow with him in their quest for fame and glory. What united them was a passion for making movies and a determination to make their mark. The culmination of this was the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

60 Jahre nach dem ersten Atombomben-Abwurf erzählt Stephen Walker das Drama Hiroshima als historischen Thriller und berührendes Tagebuch von Tätern und Opfern. Die Tragödie beginnt am 16. Juli 1945 um 5.29 Uhr in der Wüste von New Mexico, wo die erste Atombombe gezündet wird. Das Manhattan-Projekt hat sein Ziel erreicht, und Amerika ist bereit, diese furchtbare Waffe gegen Japan einzusetzen, um das Leben hunderttausender Amerikaner zu retten. Militärexperten prognostizierten viele tote Soldaten, sollte der Krieg mit konventionellen Waffen fortgesetzt werden. Walker verfolgt die Ereignisse der folgenden 21 Tage aus den Perspektiven der Bomberbesatzung und ihrer Befehlshaber sowie von Männern, Frauen und Kindern in Hiroshima. Zunächst im Rhythmus von Tagen, dann von Stunden und schließlich von Minuten. Die Figuren werden zu Menschen mit Wünschen, Ängsten und Ambitionen. Ihr Schicksal ist unabwendbar, und mit jeder Minute wächst die Hoffnung des Lesers auf Rettung. Der unausweichliche Höhepunkt und die schockierende Wahrheit sind umso erschütternder. Die Schilderung der letzten Wochen, Tage und Stunden ist atemberaubend und basiert auf bislang unveröffentlichten Dokumenten, Tagebuchaufzeichnungen, Briefen, Fotos und Logbüchern der Bomberbesatzung sowie exklusiven Interviews mit Zeitzeugen aus Japan und den USA.