{"product_id":"the-shape-of-things-9781633450226","title":"The Shape of Things","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis survey explores sixty remarkable photographs from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, all acquired with the support of Robert B. Menschel and meticulously selected for the book by the Museum's Chief Curator of Photography, Quentin Bajac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRanging from the contemporary artist Andreas Gursky to William Henry Fox Talbot, one of the medium's founding figures, these works collectively tell the story of photography from its beginnings, but upend and newly illuminate that story through their arrangement in reverse chronological order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach image is the subject of a brief, elegant text. The book borrows its title from a work by Carrie Mae Weems, one of the many great photographs that Menschel has contributed to the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen referencing the title, avoid putting it in quotes or speech marks. Instead, use \u003cem\u003eitalics\u003c\/em\u003e for emphasis: \u003cem\u003eThe Shape of Things\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471828566252,"sku":"9781633450226","price":85.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781633450226-the-shape-of-things.jpg?v=1775258473","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-shape-of-things-9781633450226","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}