{"product_id":"reza-aramesh-9788857252568","title":"Reza Aramesh","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe work of renowned Iranian-born British artist Reza Aramesh\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the use of power and brutality in a crucial reckoning with European art history and the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorking across a wide range of materials and processes, in sculpture, photography, sound, and performance, Aramesh examines simultaneously the history of Western European art and contemporary commentary on the politics and history of global conflict zones. He merges a unique visual language to address the contemporary conditions of violence and its precarious relation to mediation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAramesh de-contextualises scenes of violence from their origins, exploring the narratives of representation and iconography of the subjected male body in the context of race, class, and sexuality. In doing so, he creates a critical conversation with Western art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReza Aramesh\u003c\/em\u003e looks at the notion of the historical sublime in art through the filter of contemporary reportage images of violence and horror as portrayed in media and the world of entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432247771372,"sku":"9788857252568","price":90.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9788857252568.jpg?v=1774555523","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/reza-aramesh-9788857252568","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}