{"title":"Julian Montague","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulian Montague\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a fascinating exploration of contemporary life through a unique lens, blending keen observation with cultural insight. His work, including titles like \u003cem\u003eThe Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America\u003c\/em\u003e, invites readers to consider the overlooked and unexpected narratives embedded in everyday scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Montague's writing combines poetic reflection with documentary style, creating evocative and thought-provoking journeys. Readers can expect a compelling mix of storytelling that illuminates the subtle artistry found within modern environments.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-stray-shopping-carts-of-eastern-north-america-by-julian-montague-9780226829104","title":"The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA taxonomy we didn’t know we needed for identifying and cataloguing stray shopping carts by artist and photographer Julian Montague.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbandoned shopping carts are everywhere, and yet we know so little about them. Where do they come from? Why are they there? Their complexity and history baffle even the most careful urban explorer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThankfully, artist Julian Montague has created a comprehensive and well-documented taxonomy with \u003cem\u003eThe Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America\u003c\/em\u003e. Spanning thirty-three categories from damaged, fragment, and plow crush to plaza drift and bus stop discard, it is a tonic for times defined increasingly by rhetoric and media and less by the plain objects and facts of the real world. Montague’s incomparable documentation of this common feature of the urban landscape helps us see the natural and man-made worlds—and perhaps even ourselves—anew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 2006 to great perplexity and acclaim alike, Montague’s book now appears in refreshed and expanded form. Told in an exceedingly dry voice, with full-colour illustrations and photographs throughout, it is both rigorous and absurd, offering a strangely compelling vision of how we approach, classify, and understand the environments around us. A new afterword sheds light on the origins of the project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433049997548,"sku":"9780226829104","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226829104.jpg?v=1774765690"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/julian-montague.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}