{"title":"Cristina Ashjian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCristina Ashjian\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the world of modern art, with a particular focus on artists like Kandinsky and Klee. Her works delve into the rich cultural and historical contexts that shape artistic expression, inviting readers to appreciate the nuances of creativity in diverse settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful blend of art history and cultural analysis, crafted with an engaging narrative style. Ashjian’s books are ideal for those interested in the intersections of art, place, and cultural identity within the broader realm of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kandinsky-and-klee-in-tunisia-by-cristina-ashjian-9780520283657","title":"Kandinsky and Klee in Tunisia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Klee experienced his 1914 trip to Tunisia as a major breakthrough for his art: \"Colour and I are one,\" he famously wrote. \"I am a painter.\" \u003cem\u003eKandinsky and Klee in Tunisia\u003c\/em\u003e sets the scene for Klee's breakthrough with a close study of the parallel voyage undertaken in 1904–5 by Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter, who would later become Klee's friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis artist couple, then at an early stage in their celebrated careers, produced a rich body of painting and photography known only to specialists. Paul Klee's 1914 trip with August Macke and Louis Moilliet, in contrast, is a vaunted convergence of cubism and the exotic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRoger Benjamin refigures these two seminal voyages in terms of colonial culture and politics, the fabric of ancient Tunisian cities, visual ethnography, and the tourist photograph. The book looks closely at the cities of Tunis, Sousse, Hammamet, and Kairouan to flesh out a profound confrontation between European high modernism and the wealth of Islamic lifeways and architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKandinsky and Klee in Tunisia\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new understanding of how the European avant-garde was formed in dialogue with cultural difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431396262124,"sku":"9780520283657","price":94.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520283657.jpg?v=1774557918"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/cristina-ashjian.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}