{"title":"Joshua Chuang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Chuang\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into contemporary arts and visual culture. His works delve into themes of photography, video art, and the nuanced histories that shape creative expression, providing thoughtful contexts for understanding modern artistic movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly researched titles that engage with the intersections of memory, place, and identity through striking visual mediums. Chuang's books appeal to those fascinated by the evolving dialogue between art and society in the 20th and 21st centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"robert-adams-the-plains-from-memory-by-joshua-chuang-9783969990179","title":"Robert Adams: The Plains, from Memory","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 2020, as he watched his country tested, Robert Adams discovered in his garage a small plank of wood that contained a landscape. This led to the creation, during a difficult time, of an unexpected series of works that drew upon memories of a stillness and a grandeur he had forgotten about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the next few months, using scrap wood from an old bookcase, hand tools that once belonged to his father and grandfather, and block printing ink, Adams affirmed his own basis for hope in the 21 scenes that appear in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI came out on this plain... First I thought it was like the sea ... then I thought it was like singing...\u003c\/em\u003e - Agnes Martin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432268513516,"sku":"9783969990179","price":85.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783969990179.jpg?v=1774555504"},{"product_id":"recent-histories-contemporary-african-photography-and-video-art-by-joshua-chuang-9783958293502","title":"Recent Histories. Contemporary African Photography and Video Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRecent Histories. Contemporary African Photography and Video Art\u003c\/em\u003e from The Walther Collection unites the perspectives of 14 contemporary artists of African descent, who investigate social identity, questions of belonging, and an array of sociopolitical concerns—including migration, lineage, the legacies of colonialism and Calvinism, and local custom—as well as personal experiences in Africa and the African diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy highlighting specific creative approaches and studying the sites and collective platforms that enable these practices, this book examines the critical mass that has gathered across generations of African image-makers and lens-based artists. In accentuating different perspectives within this generation and considering the infrastructures that often link them, \u003cem\u003eRecent Histories\u003c\/em\u003e provides a point of entry to engage critically with current practices, and opens up considerations about how to conceptualise the frameworks of contemporary African photography and video art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Walther Collection is pleased to present \u003cem\u003eRecent Histories. Contemporary African Photography and Video Art\u003c\/em\u003e, its fourth exhibition and publication dedicated to African photography and video art. This project is the culmination of sustained research, also facilitated by virtual and digital frameworks; a three-part exhibition series at The Walther Collection Project Space in New York; and the international symposium \u003cem\u003eBeyond the Frame: Contemporary Photography from Africa and the Diaspora\u003c\/em\u003e, co-organised by The Walther Collection and Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArtur Walther\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464183365868,"sku":"9783958293502","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783958293502-recent-histories-contemporary-african-photography-and-video-art.jpg?v=1775040426"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/joshua-chuang.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}