{"product_id":"nick-waplington-9781838666217","title":"Nick Waplington","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn expansive and timely survey on contemporary British photographer and artist Nick Waplington\u003c\/em\u003e, with work spanning his entire 40-year career - his first comprehensive retrospective volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLondon- and New York-based artist Nick Waplington uses photography to capture the complex and far-reaching aspects of our lived experience. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s with \u003cem\u003eLiving Room\u003c\/em\u003e and has since become known for his unfiltered depictions of people and places, and the sociopolitical backgrounds that define them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the chaos, violence, and euphoria of riots, protests, and free parties to the surreal, hypnotic quiet of his large-format landscapes, Waplington's work (in all its messy humanness) transcends stereotypes and confounds expectations, and this book is no exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding never-before-published images, offering new insight into both well- and lesser-known projects, as well as Waplington's painting and artistic practice, the book opens with a newly commissioned introduction from Simon Baker, one of the leading curators of contemporary photography in Europe and director of the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie (MEP), Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the most extensive survey of Waplington's work to date, and includes previously unpublished photographs, as well as paintings, sketchbooks, and other artworks that complement his practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455663423724,"sku":"9781838666217","price":150.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/71IeVNMRgbL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774790443","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/nick-waplington-9781838666217","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}