{"title":"Chris Ofili","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Chris Ofili collection delves into the vibrant intersections of contemporary art and cultural narrative, showcasing works that blend visual brilliance with thematic depth. Readers can explore richly illustrated volumes that illuminate Ofili’s unique artistic vision and creative collaborations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether examining standalone studies or innovative projects such as \u003cem\u003eWilliam Shakespeare × Chris Ofili: Othello\u003c\/em\u003e, these books offer a compelling journey through arts and culture, inviting reflection on identity, emotion, and storytelling through a distinctively modern lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"william-shakespeare-chris-ofili-othello-by-william-shakespeare-9781644230220","title":"William Shakespeare × Chris Ofili: Othello","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOthello\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Shakespeare's most contemporary and moving plays, with its emphasis on race, revenge, murder, and lost love. Chris Ofili's new edition highlights the tragedy of Othello's plight in ways no other previous edition of this play has.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn twelve etchings that Ofili has produced to illustrate this play, Othello is depicted with tears in his eyes, which flow below various scenes visualised in his forehead. Ofili asks us to see in Othello the great injustices that still plague the world today. These images add feeling to Shakespeare's words, and together they form their own hybrid object—something between a book and a visual retelling of the tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by the renowned critic Fred Moten, this edition is the first of its kind and puts Othello's blackness and interiority front and centre, forcing us to confront the complex world that ultimately dooms him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first play in the Seeing Shakespeare series, \u003cem\u003eOthello\u003c\/em\u003e is illustrated by English contemporary artist Chris Ofili. Future titles in the series include \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e illustrated by Marcel Dzama, and \u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e with images by Jordan Wolfson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433329541356,"sku":"9781644230220","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781644230220.jpg?v=1774765142"},{"product_id":"chris-ofili-joyful-sorrow-by-chris-ofili-9781644231593","title":"Chris Ofili: Joyful Sorrow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA stunning presentation of the acclaimed British painter Chris Ofili's newest body of work that continues his exploration of Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned for his rich, multilayered paintings, Ofili here expands his engagement with William Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e. The transmuting colours and forms of the watercolours and paintings in this volume reflect the complex interiority of the character Othello—his vulnerabilities and his joyful sorrows. The artist also considers these works, which investigate ideas of authenticity, meaning, and selfhood, to be partly self-portraits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn encountering these repeated representations of Othello, as viewers and readers, we are asked to consider metamorphosis, love, the bearing of outside influences on our inner selves, and the force we exercise on the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished on the occasion of a two-site exhibition staged by David Zwirner Paris and Victoria Miro in Venice, the catalogue includes a text from Ofili's studio and a selection of poems by Jason Allen-Paisant from his 2023 collection \u003ci\u003eSelf-Portrait as Othello\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455534711020,"sku":"9781644231593","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/516QNhdtI-L._SL1500.jpg?v=1774780089"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/chris-ofili.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}