{"product_id":"slow-art-by-arden-reed-9780520285507","title":"Slow Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmericans, on average, spend between six and ten seconds with individual artworks in museums or galleries—hardly time enough. But how, in our culture of distraction, might we extend attention? \u003cem\u003eSlow Art\u003c\/em\u003e models sustained ways of looking, through encounters with various media both present and past—including photography, painting, sculpture, “living pictures”, film, video, digital and performance art—even light and space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorks by Diderot, Emma Hamilton, Oscar Wilde, Jeff Wall, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Andy Warhol, and Richard Serra, among others, shape a new and distinct aesthetic field. But rather than a collection of objects, slow art is participatory—it directly engages beholders to bring artworks to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst current orthodoxy, Arden Reed argues that, for contemporary viewers, the contemplation of slow art is akin to religious practices during the ages of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461375967468,"sku":"9780520285507","price":114.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520285507-slow-art.jpg?v=1774967229","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/slow-art-by-arden-reed-9780520285507","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}