{"title":"Raphael Koenig","description":"\u003cp\u003eRaphael Koenig’s work invites readers to explore the intersections of \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, blending insightful reflections with visual richness. His writing often delves into the ways creative expression shapes and transforms our perception of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cem\u003ePortals\u003c\/em\u003e, Koenig crafts immersive experiences that challenge conventional boundaries, encouraging a deeper appreciation of artistic dialogue and cultural exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"portals-by-robert-wiesenberger-9780300269697","title":"Portals","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first monographic publication in English on German Expressionist artist and architect Paul Goesch, whose extraordinary architectural fantasies were produced while he was institutionalized for schizophrenia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArtist and architect Paul Goesch (1885–1940) created one of the most inventive, peculiar, and poignant bodies of work to emerge from Weimar Germany. His vibrant drawings teem with invented ornament and resemble little else made then or since. Goesch, who exhibited widely in avant-garde circles, did so while institutionalized for schizophrenia—a condition for which he was ultimately murdered by the Nazi regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis monograph makes Goesch’s extraordinary creations accessible to an English-speaking audience for the first time. It presents more than thirty examples of his drawings from the collection of the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, as well as work by his peers in the Expressionist “Glass Chain” group. Goesch’s subject matter is mainly arches, passageways, and portals, which are taken here as a metaphor for the artist’s anthroposophic beliefs and altered states and his liminal status as both an insider and outsider, whom critics have never been able to categorize clearly. The authors discuss Goesch’s production and reception and posit his enduring art historical significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47427424583916,"sku":"9780300269697","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300269697.jpg?v=1774767649"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/raphael-koenig.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}