{"title":"Juan Munoz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJuan Munoz\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling exploration of contemporary art through richly detailed works that bring to life the spaces and narratives surrounding his sculptures and installations. Readers can expect a thoughtful journey into the interaction between form, space, and human presence that defines his artistic vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Munoz’s books provide an insightful look at how art inhabits the everyday and provokes deeper reflection. His writing invites both art enthusiasts and casual readers to engage with the complexities of modern artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"juan-munoz-seven-rooms-by-juan-munoz-9781644230893","title":"Juan Muñoz: Seven Rooms","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Walking between these figures feels like an interruption; being a spectator is itself a performance. They seem to know more than we do, about the status of being an artwork and the place of the viewer. The joke, if there is one, is on us.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMuñoz's revolutionary oeuvre creates emotional and evocative narratives through sculpture, installation, drawing, writing, and sound. Situating viewers between his work and amongst each other, he creates an intimacy between works of art and viewers. Muñoz thought deeply about art history and in particular the tradition of Spanish painting. Before his untimely death at the age of forty-eight, he produced an extensive, powerfully evocative body of work that uniquely explores the narrative and philosophical possibilities of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished on the occasion of the two-floor exhibition at David Zwirner in New York in 2022, this catalogue provides an expansive overview of Muñoz's career from the 1980s onwards. In an accompanying text, art historian and curator Guillaume Kientz contextualizes Muñoz's influences within the art-historical canon. Acclaimed writer Siri Hustvedt writes a thoughtful response to the artist's iconic \u003ci\u003eConversation Piece\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn an imagined interview between Muñoz and himself, Maurizio Cattelan further propels the artist's artistic momentum and potential in the time before his death. Also featured is a never-before-published interview between Muñoz and the art historian Michael Brenson that took place in 2000, less than one year prior to his untimely death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431391707372,"sku":"9781644230893","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781644230893.jpg?v=1774557937"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/juan-munoz.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}