Sue coe born 21 february 1951 is an english artist and illustrator working primarily in. As an animal advocate and artist, sue lectures, gives workshops, and has displayed her work in exhibitions in japan, austria, france, england, ireland, scotland, and all over north america. Dead meat by sue coe, alexander cockburn illustrator. Alexander cockburn armed with her sketchbook, sue coe traveled across the united states, following the path from factory farm to feedlot, to the killing floor of the slaughterhouse. Coe made eye contact with a frightened veal calf awaiting execution and talked to the people who commit the sanctioned killing that supplies our meat eating culture. In 115 blackandwhite woodcut illustrations for the animals vegan manifesto, sue coe unleashes an outraged cry for action that takes its rightful place alongside the other great manifestos of history. Coe studied at the royal college of art in london, lived in new york city from 1972 to 2001. Sue coe, author of cruel and the animals vegan manifesto. As a nineyearold, sue coe viewed the local abattoir in. Coe made eye contact with a frightened veal calf awaiting execution and talked to the people who commit the sanctioned killing that supplies our meateating culture. It exposes heinous truths that will stay in the readers conscious for days, weeks, maybe. Home of the kill count series, tallying up the body count in all your favorite horror movies, as well as the dead. Born in england in 1951, she moved to new york in the early 1970s.
Sue artist book coe, alexander cockburn dead meat first edition 1995 sue artist book. Sue coe meat cover artist books livros livres book libri. One of her illustrations was used on the cover of the book, animals, property, and the law 1995 by gary. Sue coe is a contemporary english artist, noted for her intensely political graphic illustrations and activism. Her work is in the tradition of social protest art and is highly political. Sheep of fools 2005, a horrific look at the conditions of sheep trade, and dead meat 1996, a journalistic piece illustrating. A nationally prominent, politically oriented artist offers an unsparingly. Her timely new book is a searing indictment of animal butchery.
If people were aware of whats going on, would they finally make a change. Many of the images coe creates to portray the horrors of factoryfarming practices are gruesome and hard to look at. Sue coe comic book drawing funky fonts social realism virtual art social art political art royal college of art london art. Coe s work often includes animal rights commentary, though she also creates work that centralizes the rights of marginalized peoples and criticizes capitalism. Sue coes painting meat flies one of the paintings in sue coes startling new book, dead meat, reminded her of an incident from her childhood in hersham, england. Clean meat wont end factory farming clean meat hoax. A firm believer in the power of media to affect change, her paintings, drawing, and prints have been published in the new york times, the new yorker, rolling stone and countless other periodicals. Face the tortuous life, brutality and painful experience of farm animals. We despair for the fate of animals, the senseless cruelties inflicted upon them by our.
Dead meat sue coe a nationally prominent, politically oriented artist offers an unsparingly critical view of the meat industry in scores of illustrations, documenting the skewing, flaying. Or books, 2011 for our hen house, i jumped at the chance. Buy dead meat by sue coe, alexander cockburn illustrator online at alibris. Perhaps sue coe reveals more of that mentality than she really intended. Dead meat documents with paintings, drawings and notes the six years coe spent surreptitiously researching slaughterhouses in pursuit of what has become forbidden knowledge. Early in her career, she was featured in almost every issue of art spiegelmans groundbreaking magazine raw, and has since contributed illustrations to the new york times, the new yorker, the nation, entertainment weekly, time, details, the village voice. Sue coe born 1951 in tamworth, staffordshire is a britishamerican artist and illustrator working primarily in drawing and printmaking, often in the form of illustrated books and comics. Her other books include how to commit suicide in south africa 1983, x 1986, dead. This book is the glass wall into the initial process of how animals end up on our plates. An escaped pig ran through the town square with two slaughterhouse workers hot on its heels. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1.
And since the latter is committed to maintaining a diverse portfolio of protein products meat from farmed animals raised in cafos, meat from farmed animals raised organically and on smaller farms, synthesized or labgrown meat, vegan products, and food made from groundup insects yes, thats a thingand its being promoted by bill gates. Sue coe grew up next to a slaughterhouse in liverpool. Dead meat by sue coe, alexander cockburn, paperback. Artist coe, book sue edition 1995 alexander first dead cockburn meat meat cockburn artist alexander first 1995 coe, dead sue book edition. Dead meat graphically documents the castrations, debeakings, electrocutions, and decapitations. Advocates for cm clean meat, or cellular or laboratorycultivated flesh, predict that, as the costs of raising live animals for meat skyrocket, and as big meat companies like tyson, perdue, smithfield, cargill, etc. Her illustrations evoke the dark, cavernous abattoir, slippery with blood, steam, and body heat. Sue coe born 21 february 1951 is an english artist and illustrator working primarily in drawing, printmaking, and in the form of illustrated books and comics.
Malcolm x pictures by sue coe raw one shot series no. Dead meat paperback february 23, 1996 by sue coe author. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. That year, sue coe was awarded the prestigious dickinson college arts award. Storybook published in 2005, and you will be sickened and sobered by what you see. Coe concomitantly published in book form as cruel, published by or books in 20, a continued, critical look at the animal industry that builds upon her groundbreaking 1996 book dead meat. Black and white and color illustrations throughout. She studied at the royal college of art in london and left for new york in 1972.
Oh sue, if only i could love you more hyperallergic. Dead meat by sue coe, 1995 online research library. Sue coe in the vegan manifesto, sue coe, human champion of rights for those whose voice most humans do not hear, has crafted a masterpiece. I have an incredible amount of respect for sue coes art, and knew that this latest project would be a powerful one, a book that will be remembered as a game changer in years to come. Coes book is political, and she clearly hopes it will make readers think twice about what they put into their mouths, but she does not preach and is unafraid to. Dead meat by sue coe 1996, hardcover for sale online ebay. Sue coe is one of the foremost political artists working today. Sue coe coe, sue used books, rare books and new books. Feb 23, 1996 there is a reason why slaughter houses do not have glass walls. There is a reason why slaughter houses do not have glass walls. Dead meat by sue coe, alexander cockburn illustrator alibris.
Coe, sue, dead meat, introductory essay by alexander cockburn, ny. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Horror stories from the meatpacking industry beautifully illustrated and reported by sue coe dead meat brand. Sue coe has called the art world a zippedup body bag of what they call culture. If i was a parent who found this book in a pre teens room, id be seriously concerned. Open to any page of sue coes dead meat, a book of art and essays. Sue coe, one of the most committed activist artists in america, has during her thirtyfiveyear career charted an. Oct 03, 2017 sue coes 2012 exhibition at the galerie st. In my first book, dead meat, the subject of fishes was completely ignored, but the updated version, cruel, will certainly include fish. Open to any page of sue coes dead meat, a book of art and essays published in 1996, or sheep of fools, a blab. Armed with her sketchbook, sue coe traveled across the united states, following the path from factory farm to feedlot, to the killing floor of the. It is with all my heart that i recommend this book to everyone. As a prizewinning artist, she bears witness to unspeakable crimes, and has long advocated that we human beings must take more responsibility for ourselves, our fellow species, and the planet. Dead meat by sue coe four walls eight windows 192 pages.
The graphic equivalent of early clash recordings, coes work is not subtle. The need to rip through dominant narratives and describe the reality she comprehends lends urgency to content and form. Dead meat brings to the surface just how detached we are as a society when it comes to our food. Sue coes latest book, the animals vegan manifesto 2016, features close to 100 original woodcuts. While dead meat 1986 is, for at least one amazon commenter, the book that converted me to veganism. Its actually a valuable book for the nonbeliever trying to understand the animal rights mentality, thats why i am giving it two stars. Growing up down the street from a slaughterhouse can have a curious effect on ones life.