{"product_id":"claude-and-francois-xavier-lalanne-by-kathleen-m-morris-9780300250848","title":"Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA beautifully illustrated, concise critical analysis of the art, careers, and reception of the husband-wife team of artists known as Les Lalanne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrançois-Xavier (1927–2008) and Claude (1925–2019) Lalanne were a husband-wife team of artists who created inventive and often surprising works that have been widely admired and collected since the 1960s. \u003cem\u003eClaude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne\u003c\/em\u003e presents a carefully selected group of sculptures that focus on a shared preoccupation of the artists: the transformation of natural forms to serve new purposes. Examples include François-Xavier’s giant grasshopper sculpture that opens into a bar and Claude’s bench made of galvanised metal branches and vines, remaining as much a forest as a place to sit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCritical analysis explores the full breadth of the artists’ careers; considers the complex issues of reception and categorisation of their work; and prompts a reevaluation of the place their art occupies in the context of art museums. This encourages readers to consider relationships among nature, art, and their own encounters with both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDistributed for the Clark Art Institute\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (May 8–October 31, 2021)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470286930156,"sku":"9780300250848","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300250848-claude-and-francois-xavier-lalanne.jpg?v=1775215394","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/claude-and-francois-xavier-lalanne-by-kathleen-m-morris-9780300250848","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}