{"title":"Carrie Pilto","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarrie Pilto's works offer an insightful exploration into the world of modern art and its cultural impact. Through evocative narratives, she invites readers to engage with iconic artists and the movements that shaped the twentieth century, blending historical context with a keen appreciation for artistic innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on celebrated figures such as Matisse and Picasso, Pilto's writing illuminates the vibrancy of the arts scene during pivotal decades. Her books serve as thoughtful companions for anyone drawn to the rich interplay between creativity and cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"living-with-matisse-picasso-and-the-new-decade-by-monte-packham-9780500970607","title":"Living with Matisse, Picasso and the New Decade","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiving with Matisse, Picasso, and Christo\u003c\/em\u003e explores one of the most ambitious and idiosyncratic – yet largely unknown – private collections of 20th-century Western art, and its complex, charismatic creator Theodor 'Teto' Ahrenberg (1912-89).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContaining over 6,000 artworks acquired between the late 1940s and late 1980s, the collection featured, throughout its dramatic existence, key works by artists as distinguished and diverse as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Le Corbusier, Olle Bærtling, Sam Francis, Öyvind Fahlström, Tadeusz Kantor, Lucio Fontana, Christo, Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAhrenberg's ever-renewing collection was shaped by his commitment to the changing notion of contemporary art, his dedication to young and marginalised artists, his intuition, and a self-declared conviction that he was not merely a collector but a 'catalyst' – one who facilitated exhibitions, collaborations and commissions, and who employed art as an instrument against conservatism and complacency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAhrenberg passionately believed in personally meeting those artists whose works he acquired, and he accordingly established rich, long-term friendships that transcended the conventional artist-collector dynamic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiving with Matisse, Picasso, and Christo\u003c\/em\u003e, the first monograph on Ahrenberg's fascinating collection and life, draws on a wealth of personal correspondence between Ahrenberg and 'his' artists, and presents much previously unpublished visual material including artworks, photographs and architectural plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383898456300,"sku":"9780500970607","price":120.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9526933482366.jpg?v=1773387183"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/carrie-pilto.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}