{"product_id":"gee-vaucher-by-rebecca-binns-9781526147899","title":"Gee Vaucher","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs one of the people who defined punk's protest art in the 1970s and 1980s, Gee Vaucher (b. 1945) deserves to be much better-known.\u003c\/strong\u003e She produced confrontational album covers for the legendary anarchist band Crass and later went on to do the same for Northern indie legends the Charlatans, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore recently, her work was recognised the day after Donald Trump's 2016 election victory when the front page of the Daily Mirror ran her 1989 painting \u003cem\u003eOh America\u003c\/em\u003e, which shows the Statue of Liberty, head in hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the first book to critically assess an extensive range of Vaucher's work.\u003c\/em\u003e It examines her unique position connecting avant-garde art movements, counterculture, punk, and even contemporary street art. While Vaucher rejects all 'isms', her work offers a unique take on the history of feminist art. The book explores how her life has shaped her output, with particular focus on the open-house collective at Dial House in Essex, a centre for radical creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470740340972,"sku":"9781526147899","price":230.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781526147899-gee-vaucher.jpg?v=1775224457","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/gee-vaucher-by-rebecca-binns-9781526147899","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}