{"product_id":"plastic-world-hardcover-1","title":"Plastic World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartina Weinhart\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSebastian Baden\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eHeather Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUtopian promise, ecological threat: how artists have envisioned plastic, from Haus-Rucker-Co to Pascale Marthine Tayou\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom its inception plastic has fascinated artists, as both a symptom and a symbol of mass culture. In the brief history of its existence, however, its status has gone from the epitome of progress, utopian spirit and democratization of consumerism to an ecological threat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlastic World\u003c\/i\u003e offers a broad panorama of the artistic use of plastic through more than 100 objects, assemblages, installations, environments and films by some 50 international artists. It examines the full spectrum of plastic's reception, from pop-culture euphoria and the \"trash\" works of Nouveau R饌lisme in the 1960s to the futuristic influence of the Space Age and the ecocritical positions of the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtists include\u003c\/b\u003e: Monira Al Qadiri, Archigram, Arman, C駸ar, Christo, Haus-Rucker-Co, Eva Hesse, Hans Hollein, Craig Kauffman, Kiki Kogelnik, Gino Marotta, James Rosenquist, Pascale Marthine Tayou and Pinar Yoldas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 11 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175620591865,"sku":"9783775754675","price":66.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/7RbYTHylZ09783775754675_3421f2f5-109c-42b2-8ac7-0b7ab79caa8f.webp?v=1767672395","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/plastic-world-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}