{"product_id":"xiaowen-zhu-oriental-silk-bilingual-9783775747851","title":"Xiaowen Zhu. Oriental Silk (bilingual)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan corporate history be art? This question can only be asked if one is not familiar with the fascinating long-term project by the Chinese artist Xiaowen Zhu. Anyone who has experienced \u003ci\u003eOriental Silk\u003c\/i\u003e will answer this question with a clear \"yes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe project's title is also the name of a company founded in Los Angeles in the early 1970s. Specialising in trading and distributing silks, it was headed for decades by Kenneth Wong and his family. Through her multi-sensory works, Zhu opens up a multifaceted view of a firm that is distinguished, like its silk products, through its own haptics, style, colours, and values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe people, places, and stories that make up the phenomenon of \u003ci\u003eOriental Silk\u003c\/i\u003e form a fascinating, vivid tapestry in which the past and present, art and life, are closely interwoven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601446715628,"sku":"9783775747851","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/79412ccb77295bb165184adfd9128749.jpg?v=1778017444","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/xiaowen-zhu-oriental-silk-bilingual-9783775747851","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}