{"title":"Megan A. Sullivan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMegan A. Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the dynamic intersections of art and society. Her work, including titles like \u003cem\u003eRadical Form\u003c\/em\u003e, invites readers to consider how creative expression shapes and reflects cultural movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e sphere, Sullivan’s writing is both thought-provoking and accessible, appealing to those intrigued by contemporary artistic discourse and its broader social implications.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"radical-form-by-megan-a-sullivan-9780300254020","title":"Radical Form","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadical Form\u003c\/em\u003e offers a timely exploration into how abstract art in South America aimed to envision a better society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmphasizing the open-ended and self-critical nature of the projects of abstraction in South America from the 1930s through the mid-1960s, this study focuses on the painting practices of Joaquín Torres-García, Tomás Maldonado, Alejandro Otero, and Lygia Clark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMegan A. Sullivan positions the adoption of modernist abstraction by South American artists as part of a larger critique of the economic and social transformations caused by Latin America’s state-led programs of rapid industrialization. Sullivan thoughtfully explores the diverse ways this scepticism of modernization and social and political change was expressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, it becomes clear that abstraction in South America was understood not as an artistic style to be followed but as a means to imagine a universalist mode of art, a catalyst for individual and collective agency, and a way to express a vision of a better future for South American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471425716460,"sku":"9780300254020","price":119.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300254020-radical-form.jpg?v=1775242855"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/megan-a-sullivan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}