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David Thorne

David Thorne lives and works in Los Angeles. His recent work has addressed the conditions of so-called globalization; notions of justice shot through with revenge; and memory practices in a moment of excessive rememorations.

His current projects include The Speculative Archive (with Julia Meltzer); the ongoing series of photo-works, "Men in the News" (1991ãpresent); and "Boom!" a collaboration with Oliver Ressler. www.speculativearchive.org.

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David Thorne lives and works in Los Angeles; his recent work has addressed the conditions of so-called globalization, notions of justice shot through with revenge, and memory practices in a moment of excessive rememorations. His current projects include The Speculative Archive (with Julia Meltzer); the ongoing series of photo-works Men in the News (1991–present); and Boom!, a collaboration with Oliver Ressler; website www.speculativearchive.org.

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