{"title":"Monica Amor","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonica Amor's work delves deeply into the intersection of art and culture, exploring creative expressions through a thoughtful and nuanced lens. Her writing invites readers to engage with both contemporary and historical artistic movements, offering rich insights that resonate beyond visual aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on figures like Gego and other pivotal creators, Monica’s books provide a compelling journey through the evolving narratives of art. Expect an insightful blend of critical perspective and cultural context that enriches the understanding of the arts world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gego-by-monica-amor-9780300260687","title":"Gego","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn authoritative study of Gego, whose distinctive modernist practice sits at the intersection of architecture, design, and the visual arts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis important book is the first extended study of the life and work of German-born Venezuelan artist Gertrude Goldschmidt (1912–94), known as \u003cem\u003eGego\u003c\/em\u003e. In locating the artist’s contribution to postwar art and her important place in the global conversations around modernity, Mónica Amor explores her intermedial practice as a model of cultural complexity at the “edge of modernity.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn situating Gego’s work alongside other local archives and against her European education and global reception, Amor offers a monographic model that complicates traditional approaches to history. She investigates the full range of Gego’s work, including her furniture workshop, her teaching at schools of architecture and design, her seminal \u003cem\u003ereticuláreas\u003c\/em\u003e, and her lesser-known prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough rigorous archival research, formal analysis, theoretical relevance, and deep exploration of historical context, this essential book unpacks Gego’s radical recasting of the modern sculptural project through her engagement with architecture, craft, and design pedagogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455570723052,"sku":"9780300260687","price":119.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/71tGs_i0NjL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774783991"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/monica-amor.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}