Cooper Battersby

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Cooper Battersby and Emily Vey Duke have been working collaboratively since June 1994. Their work has been broadcast and exhibited around the world. Duke and Battersby are currently teaching at Syracuse University in Central New York. In 2010 they were shortlisted for the Sobey Art Award. Their work is distributed by Video Data Bank in Chicago, Argos in Brussels, V-Tape in Toronto and Video Out in Vancouver. In 2012, a book about their work, titled The Beauty is Relentless, was published by Coach House Press. In the fall of 2015, Duke’s book The Illuminations, a collaboration with Shary Boyle, was published by Oakville Galleries.

Film	Credit
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Lesser Apes2011 · Director	Director
Beauty Plus Pity2009 · Director	Director
Songs of Praise for the Heart Beyond Cure2006 · Director	Director
Curious About Existence2003 · Director	Director
TThe Fine Arts2002 · Director	Director
Being F***ed Up2001 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
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