{"title":"Jonathan Meades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Meades\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts thoughtful explorations of arts and culture with a distinctive voice that blends wit, insight, and keen observation. His works invite readers to re-examine the familiar surroundings of architecture, heritage, and society through an incisive lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom essays that challenge traditional perceptions to richly textured narratives, Meades offers a compelling journey into the intersections of place and identity. His writing is perfect for those who appreciate cultural critique imbued with both passion and precision.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"museum-without-walls-by-jonathan-meades-9781783528530","title":"Museum Without Walls","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJonathan Meades has an obsessive preoccupation with places. He has spent thirty years constructing sixty films, two novels, and hundreds of pieces of journalism that explore an extraordinary range of them, from natural landscapes to man-made buildings and 'the gaps between them', drawing attention to what he calls \"the rich oddness of what we take for granted\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuseum Without Walls\u003c\/em\u003e collects fifty-four pieces and six film scripts that dissolve the barriers between high and low culture, good and bad taste, deep seriousness and black comedy. Meades delivers what he calls 'heavy entertainment'—strong opinions backed up by an astonishing depth of knowledge. To read Meades on places, buildings, politics, or cultural history is an exhilarating workout for the mind. He leaves you better informed, more alert, and less gullible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463890747628,"sku":"9781783528530","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783528530-museum-without-walls.jpg?v=1775036064"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jonathan-meades.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}