Exchange Rate: 2008


Published by Elana Mann, designed and produced in collaboration with Roman

Jaster, with an essay by Claire Ruud. Available for purchase at the book launch

and online at: http://www.lulu.com/content/5656529

This book documents an international performance exchange organized by

artist Elana Mann in response to the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

In all, thirty-eight artists living in sixteen different countries participated in the

project. With the aid of the project website www.exchangerate2008.com,

participating artists produced, exchanged, and interpreted performance directions

related to the election campaign.

The publication features projects by:

Adam Overton, Aiste Ptakauske, Ana Fernandez, Bruce Conkle, CamLab,

Chan&Mann, Danielle Adair, Dorit Cypis, Elana Mann, Emery Martin,

Eric Lindley, Ernesto Salmeron, Eva Jung, Jason Kunke, Jean Pierre Lapeyre,

Julie Lequin, Karen Atkinson, Kevin Jamieson, Liz Glynn, Lora Ivanova,

Luchezar Boyadjiev, Maile Colbert, Rui Costa, Marssares, Melissa Wyman,

Michael Lazar, Marc Lewis, Pablo Rasgado, Kelly Kleinschrodt, R.E.P.,

Sara Roberts, Sibyl O'Malley, Vincent Ramos, Zackary Drucker,

Søren Thilo Funder and Stine Marie Jacobsen.