{"title":"Ruth Rosengarten","description":"\u003cp\u003eRuth Rosengarten's works delve into the intimate worlds of artists, offering insightful explorations of their lives and creative processes. Her writing, focused on figures such as Paula Rego, brings a vivid and thoughtful perspective to the study of contemporary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e will find Rosengarten’s books richly detailed and engaging, providing both biography and critical appreciation. Her narratives reveal the complexities behind artistic expression, making them essential for anyone fascinated by the visual arts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"paula-rego-by-antonina-krezdorn-9783775760959","title":"Paula Rego","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey figure in contemporary painting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout her career, \u003cem\u003ePaula Rego\u003c\/em\u003e has relentlessly exposed social grievances through her art. The Portuguese-born artist, who made London her adopted home, is therefore one of the most important painters of our time. Her works are more topical than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey are dedicated to highly emotional themes such as political and sexualised violence, physical self-determination, and mental health, always with a focus on women's rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith more than 120 works from seven decades, this catalogue from the Museum Folkwang explores the tension between the supposedly private and the political in Rego's oeuvre—starting with her paintings from the 1950s, which criticise the dictatorship in her home country at the time, through to her famous Abortion series, the artist's personal contribution to the discourse on the legalisation of abortion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book shows that the questions posed by Paula Rego have not lost their urgency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464032764140,"sku":"9783775760959","price":115.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783775760959-paula-rego.jpg?v=1775038288"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ruth-rosengarten.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}