{"title":"Series: Modern Artists","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eModern Artists\u003c\/strong\u003e series offers a diverse exploration of contemporary thought and practice across a wide range of disciplines. From insightful works on \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy \u0026amp; Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e to practical guidance in \u003cem\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Entrepreneurship\u003c\/em\u003e, readers can engage with ideas that shape the modern world. Travel enthusiasts, health-conscious readers, and tech aficionados will also find thought-provoking titles that challenge conventional perspectives and inspire new understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether delving into finance strategies, historical narratives, or creative children’s stories, this collection reflects the dynamic spirit of today's thinkers and creators. Each book invites readers to discover fresh insights and meaningful connections within their area of interest, making it a compelling source for curious minds seeking to expand their horizons.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"modern-artists-mark-wallinger-by-sally-oreilly-9781854379498","title":"Modern Artists: Mark Wallinger","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe consistently original painter, sculptor, and video artist Mark Wallinger has created some of the most subtly intelligent and irreverent work from the UK in the last twenty-five years. Studying in London at the Chelsea School of Art (1978 - 81) and Goldsmiths College (1983 - 5), his early work questioned the traditions and values of British society and its class system, best represented by his employment of images of racehorses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePainted in a photo-realist style, these works explored issues of ownership, inheritance and pedigree, with suggestive titles such as \u003cem\u003eRace, Class, Sex\u003c\/em\u003e (1993). His 1995 Turner Prize nomination was largely thanks to his piece \u003cem\u003eA Real Work Of Art\u003c\/em\u003e, an actual racehorse which Wallinger had bought and named 'A Real Work Of Art' with a view to entering it in races, causing his artistic concept to be piped into bookmakers up and down the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1990s, Wallinger shifted his focus to a questioning of institutionalised spirituality and religion. Typical of his humourous observational approach, his piece \u003cem\u003eAngel\u003c\/em\u003e (1997) is a video played in reverse showing the artist as his blind alter ego 'Blind Faith' walking backwards at the bottom of an escalator at Angel Underground Station, while reciting the opening lines of the Gospel of John in the King James Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis innate scepticism was downplayed in a later popular public sculpture commissioned for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, \u003cem\u003eEcce Homo\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), a serene marble life-sized cast of a young man representing Christ. After a retrospective at Tate Liverpool in 2000, representing Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2001, and then winning the Turner Prize in 2007 with his socially engaged installation \u003cem\u003eState Britain\u003c\/em\u003e, Wallinger's star has continued to ascend, culminating in \u003cem\u003eEbbsfleet Landmark Project\u003c\/em\u003e — a fifty-metre sculpture of a white horse standing in the English countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2013 has also seen him create a multipart work entitled \u003cem\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e to mark the 150th anniversary of London Underground. As with all the titles in our perennial \u003cem\u003eModern Artists\u003c\/em\u003e series, this book contains one hundred full-colour illustrations and a new interview with the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47425893138668,"sku":"9781854379498","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781854379498.jpg?v=1774768066"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-modern-artists.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}