{"product_id":"water-by-qagoma-9781921503993","title":"Water","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished as a creative response to and historical document of QAGOMA's 2019\/20 blockbuster exhibition \u003cem\u003eWater\u003c\/em\u003e, this publication explores water in all its states, highlighting the precious resource through contemporary artworks from across the globe that range from immersive experiences to smaller-scale works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArtists and artworks include Olafur Eliasson's \u003cem\u003eRiverbed\u003c\/em\u003e 2014, a stream relocated to the ground floor of GOMA; Cai Guo-Qiang's \u003cem\u003eHeritage\u003c\/em\u003e 2013 in a smaller installation; William Forsythe's \u003cem\u003eThe Fact of the Matter\u003c\/em\u003e 2009; Angela Tiatia's performance video \u003cem\u003eHolding On\u003c\/em\u003e 2015 as well as Judy Watson's reflections on the long cultural traditions of the Maiwar (Brisbane River).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to informative short texts on each of the artists featured, the publication includes an introductory text by the curator, Geraldine Kirrihi Barlow; Professor Peter Godfrey-Smith writing on water's role in evolution and the beginning of life on Earth; Professor Don Henry AM on the life-giving force of water; as well as excerpts from Alexis Wright's \u003cem\u003eCarpentaria\u003c\/em\u003e (2006) and her evocative article on the effects of climate change originally published by the Guardian online in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn indispensable guide to this major exhibition at GOMA this summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083062853868,"sku":"9781921503993","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3451053482872.jpg?v=1765280568","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/water-by-qagoma-9781921503993","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}