{"product_id":"ay-o-happy-rainbow-hell-by-kit-brooks-9781588347411","title":"Ay-O Happy Rainbow Hell","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis kaleidoscopic catalog, and first book in English dedicated to Ay-O, celebrates the avant-garde artist's first major museum exhibition in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown as the \"Rainbow Artist\" for the prominent bright motif in his work, Ay-O has long referred to this compulsion as his \"rainbow hell.\" \u003cem\u003eAy-O Happy Rainbow Hell\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers into the vibrant world of his brilliant art, mind, and imagination, featuring artwork from the first major US museum exhibition devoted to his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on heavy 100# paper and in 7 colours (with added green, orange, and metallic gold inks, plus 2 spot colours and spot varnish) to achieve Ay-O's vibrant colour palette, the book is its own stunning art object. The dustjacket, printed and silkscreened on uncoated, felted art board, is die-cut to reveal the rainbow-printed caseside. \u003cem\u003eAy-O Happy Rainbow Hell\u003c\/em\u003e presents approximately 140 gorgeous illustrations from the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, home to the largest US collection of Ay-O's silkscreen prints, and loans from other US institutions along with enlightening catalog entries to better appreciate each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, the book includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn essay from Kit Brooks, the Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art, that provides a biography of Ay-O; explores the artist's fluctuating explanations for his rainbow fixation and its simultaneous liberation and restriction; and emphasises his legacy as an eminent member of Fluxus, an experimental art group in the 1960s and 1970s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn illustrated essay from Ay-O's longtime printer Sukeda Kenryo, where he describes his painstaking work to translate the artist's designs onto prismatic silkscreen prints, work that can take up to a year to accomplish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA message from the artist Ay-O himself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAy-O Happy Rainbow Hell\u003c\/em\u003e is a colourful and comprehensive book that pays tribute to an extraordinary career and legacy as luminous as the art itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595757338860,"sku":"9781588347411","price":115.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781588347411-ay-o-happy-rainbow-hell.jpg?v=1777905753","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/ay-o-happy-rainbow-hell-by-kit-brooks-9781588347411","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}