{"title":"Max Guy","description":"\u003cp\u003eMax Guy’s work delves into the rich textures of \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering readers insightful explorations of creativity and expression. His writing captures the subtle interplay between history and contemporary cultural movements with clarity and passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful narratives that illuminate the human experience through the lens of artistic endeavour, blending sharp analysis with evocative storytelling to deepen understanding of cultural landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"max-guy-by-max-guy-9780941548892","title":"Max Guy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA catalog of an exhibition by contemporary artist Max Guy that uses \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e as a way to ask questions about society and culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book accompanies Max Guy’s exhibition \u003cem\u003eBut tell Me, is it a civilized country?,\u003c\/em\u003e an installation of new works centered on \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e. The title is drawn from a conversation between the Witch of the North and Dorothy, in which the Witch defines “civilized” as not including magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnchored in Chicago—where L. Frank Baum’s novel was written and first published, and home to enduring monuments to Oz fandom—the exhibition and book bridge the parallel universes of the Emerald City and its birthplace, drawing out the traces each carries of the other. A number of latent currents course underneath the work: critical perspectives on modernist urbanism, the peculiar products of fan culture, and the transformative power of storytelling and other acts of world-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis catalog features essays by artist and writer Brit Barton and the exhibition’s curator, Michael Harrison, as well as a transcription of a conversation between Guy and artist and writer Irena Haiduk. The book will also include a new artist project made specifically for the book in the form of an annotated bibliography created by Guy of writings and images that relate to and inspire his practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463584891116,"sku":"9780941548892","price":75.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780941548892-max-guy.jpg?v=1775034921"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/max-guy.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}