{"title":"Sean O'Toole","description":"\u003cp\u003eSean O'Toole's works delve into the dynamic interplay of visual culture and contemporary art, offering profound insights into the ways creativity shapes society. Readers can expect thoughtful explorations that engage with photography, urban narratives, and the evolving language of image-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a sharp eye for detail and a deep appreciation for artistic innovation, O'Toole's books invite reflection on cultural identity and the transformative power of colour and form. His writings make a compelling contribution to the fields of \u003cem\u003earts\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eculture\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"robin-rhode-the-geometry-of-colour-by-jean-wainwright-9788857236537","title":"Robin Rhode: The Geometry of Colour","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost famously shot against a ruined wall in Westbury, Johannesburg, Rhode's images cling nostalgically—yet hopelessly—to the particularity of a place in the very moment that longing is cancelled out. Symptoms of exile, screeds for loss, they evoke a sentiment shared by the great Palestinian humanist, Edward Said, for whom 'A part of something is for the foreseeable future going to be better than all of it. Fragments over wholes. Restless nomadic activity over the settlements of held territory. Criticism over resignation ... limited independence over the status of clients. Attention, alertness, focus. To do as others do, but somehow stand apart. To tell a story in pieces, as it is.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRobin Rhode: The Geometry of Colour\u003c\/em\u003e, however, Rhode presents us with an even greater challenge—the mystic search for wholeness in the very midst of its impossibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Rhode, the glimmer of an answer resides in geometry—the necessary illusion of perfectibility. Moving between abstract speculation and visceral record, the book tracks productive years in the artist's life, between 2014 and 2018. More a wager in the present tense than an edifying catalogue, \u003cem\u003eRobin Rhode: The Geometry of Colour\u003c\/em\u003e is a vital challenge to our current disaffection. It is a testimony, perhaps, that art can still save us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464189821164,"sku":"9788857236537","price":78.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9788857236537-robin-rhode-the-geometry-of-colour.jpg?v=1775041272"},{"product_id":"david-goldblatt-by-sean-otoole-9783869307961","title":"David Goldblatt","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Boksburg\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1982 as one of the earlier photobooks made in South Africa. David Goldblatt, himself from a white background and a critical observer of the dynamics inherent in the racist set-up of his native country, had become interested in capturing the \"wholly uneventful flow of commonplace, orderly life\" of the white population around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoksburg, a legally white-only town on the eastern periphery of Johannesburg which was heavily dependent on black labour, seemed to fit best his purposes. Between 1979 and 1980 he recorded everyday scenes in the streets, shops, clubs, churches, the municipality, homes, gardens and cemetery, choosing a fly-on-the-wall approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite its nuanced complexity, the essay was rejected by Optima magazine which had commissioned it. Several photographs have been added to this Steidl edition, and it contains a new essay by Sean O'Toole, providing keen insight into the history of the book and the story behind the photographs and their subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596103500012,"sku":"9783869307961","price":95.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783869307961-david-goldblatt.jpg?v=1777916673"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sean-otoole.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}