{"title":"Joan Gibbons","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoan Gibbons offers insightful explorations into the nuanced relationship between art and memory, inviting readers to consider how contemporary culture shapes and is shaped by our perceptions of the past. Her works delve into the intricacies of artistic expression within modern society, blending critical analysis with thoughtful reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e tradition, Gibbons' writings appeal to those intrigued by the dynamics of creativity and remembrance. Her scholarship illuminates the ever-evolving dialogue between history, identity, and visual culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"contemporary-art-and-memory-by-joan-gibbons-9781501357930","title":"Contemporary Art and Memory","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether exploring the intimate recollections which make up the artist's own life history or questioning the way the gallery and museum present public memory, contemporary art, it would seem, is haunted by the past. \u003cem\u003eContemporary Art and Memory\u003c\/em\u003e is the first accessible survey book to explore the subject of memory as it appears in its many guises in contemporary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooking at both personal and public memory, Gibbons explores art as autobiography, the memory as trace, the role of the archive, revisionist memory and postmemory, as well as the absence of memory in oblivion. Grounding her discussion in historical precedents, Gibbons explores the work of a wide range of international artists including Yinka Shonibare MBE, Doris Salcedo, Keith Piper, Jeremy Deller, Judy Chicago, Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Christian Boltanski, Janet Cardiff, Bill Fontana, Pierre Huyghe, Susan Hiller, Japanese photographer Miyako Ishiuchi and new media artist George Legrady.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemporary Art and Memory\u003c\/em\u003e will be indispensable to all those concerned with the ways in which artists represent and remember the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460539400428,"sku":"9781501357930","price":51.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781501357930-contemporary-art-and-memory.jpg?v=1774949465"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/joan-gibbons.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}