{"title":"Karen Kurczynski","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaren Kurczynski\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the dynamic intersections of art and cultural discourse. Her works delve into the complexities of artistic movements, providing a nuanced understanding of their political and social contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect engaging titles such as \u003cem\u003eBurst!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Art and Politics of Asger Jorn\u003c\/em\u003e, which combine scholarly research with accessible prose to illuminate the vibrant world of contemporary and modern art.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"burst-by-daniel-zamani-9788284620053","title":"Burst!","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBurst! Abstract Painting After 1945\u003c\/em\u003e looks at the close, but previously unexplored relationship between Abstract Expressionism and Art Informel. Through texts and close to one hundred illustrations, the book describes a vital creative exchange across the Atlantic that would entirely redefine painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith works by Jean Dubuffet, Natalia Dumitresco, Helen Frankenthaler, Asger Jorn, Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47253340258540,"sku":"9788284620053","price":85.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20297303485137.jpg?v=1769471397"},{"product_id":"the-art-and-politics-of-asger-jorn-by-karen-kurczynski-9781409431978","title":"The Art and Politics of Asger Jorn","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA leading figure of the postwar avant-garde, Danish artist Asger Jorn has long been recognized for his founding contributions to the Cobra and Situationist International movements — yet art historical scholarship on Jorn has been sparse, particularly in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis study corrects that imbalance, offering a synthetic account of the essential phases of this prolific artist’s career. It addresses his works in various media alongside his extensive writings and his collaborations with various artists' groups from the 1940s through the mid-1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSituating Jorn's work in an international, post-Second World War context, Karen Kurczynski reframes our understanding of the 1950s, away from the Abstract-Expressionist focus on individual expression, toward a more open-ended conception of art as a public engagement with contemporary culture and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKurczynski engages with issues of interest to twenty-first-century artists and scholars, highlighting Jorn's proposition that the sensory address of art and its complex relationship to popular media can have a direct social impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps most significantly, this study foregrounds Jorn's assertion that creativity is crucial to subjectivity itself in our increasingly mediated 'Society of the Spectacle.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607892836588,"sku":"9781409431978","price":306.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c81599cc2806617f90f3ec26f1a1fdbc.jpg?v=1778186914"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/karen-kurczynski.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}