{"product_id":"shanzhai-lyric-endless-garment-paperback","title":"Shanzhai Lyric: Endless Garment - Paperback","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\u003eShanzhai Lyric\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poetry book repurposes the found nonsense language of mass-produced T-shirts manufactured in China\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from a decade-long archival project by the artist collective Shanzhai Lyric, this book revels in and reveals the readymade lyricism of fast fashion, transforming the language of T-shirts into poetry. \u003ci\u003eShanzhai\u003c\/i\u003e is the Chinese word for counterfeit or copy. The term, literally meaning \"mountain hamlet,\" derives from a Song Dynasty tale about rebel bandits who stockpile goods stolen from the imperial center to share with people on its margins, finding new ways to relate to property, authorship and each other. Transcribing hundreds of mass-produced garments manufactured in China and circulating around the world, \u003ci\u003eEndless Garment\u003c\/i\u003e stitches together the many aphorisms, mistranslations, marketing slogans and textual fragments that adorn garments into a single unfolding poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452266655993,"sku":"9781945711244","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/GB7USlI0mG9781945711244.webp?v=1779947639","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/shanzhai-lyric-endless-garment-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}