{"title":"Elisabeth Agro","description":"\u003cp\u003eElisabeth Agro explores the intricate intersections of \u003cstrong\u003eart and time\u003c\/strong\u003e, inviting readers to contemplate how creative expression evolves across eras. Her works delve into the rhythms and patterns that define cultural experience, offering insightful perspectives on the temporal nature of artistic practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for lovers of \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Agro’s writing is both intellectually engaging and deeply reflective, encouraging a fresh appreciation for the ways in which art shapes and is shaped by historical moments.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-shape-of-time-by-elisabeth-agro-9780876333020","title":"The Shape of Time","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shape of Time\u003c\/em\u003e is a lavishly illustrated overview of contemporary Korean art that offers new insight into the country’s tumultuous modern history and its multifaceted and vibrant art scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the work of 33 artists, this volume examines the ways contemporary Korean art reflects the dynamic changes in the country following the 1980 Gwangju Uprising and 1988 Seoul Olympics, when a newly democratic South Korea opened up to the rest of the world and quickly became a key player, both economically and culturally, on the global stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the works featured are complex installations by Do Ho Suh and siren eun young jung; sculptures made from disparate materials by Yeesookyung; embroideries that engage with fraught political issues via covert transactions with embroiderers in North Korea by Kyungah Ham; and paintings of contemporary pop figures made using traditional East Asian techniques by Konghyun Son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEssays by a diverse group of scholars position the works in their historical and sociopolitical contexts within the accelerated timeline—and resulting compression of past, present, and future—of what has been called Korea’s long twenty-first century. With artist biographies, an illustrated chronology, and a selected bibliography, this study is the first English-language presentation of this material and is a significant contribution to the interpretation and understanding of contemporary Korean art and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDistributed for the Philadelphia Museum of Art\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhiladelphia Museum of Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(23 October 2023–11 February 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464646901996,"sku":"9780876333020","price":95.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780876333020-the-shape-of-time.jpg?v=1775050598"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/elisabeth-agro.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}