{"product_id":"vincent-valdez-just-a-dream-hardcover","title":"Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream... - 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\u003eVincent Valdez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDenise Markonish\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEvan Garza\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his work across many media, Houston and Los Angeles-based artist Vincent Valdez bears witness to the world around him, chronicling an America at the margins. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVincent Valdez: Just a Dream...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003efeatures work from over twenty years and writings addressing Valdez's work through the lens of politics, history and humanity. Valdez's approach to imaging his country, its people, politics, pride, and foibles includes boxing, lynchings of Mexican Americans, border walls, politics, greed, the Ku Klux Klan, and the failings and triumphs of American society. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVincent Valdez: Just a Dream...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e accompanies survey exhibitions of his work by the same name at the Contemporary Art Museum of Houston (CAMH) in 2024-5 and MASS MoCA in 2025-6. The bilingual (English\/Spanish) publication features both full-color works and a gatefold for \u003ci\u003eThe Strangest Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e as well as a sewn-in booklet of behind-the-scenes studio images. Texts include a reprint of \u003cb\u003eJoyce Carol Oates\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eOn Boxing\u003c\/i\u003e, essays by exhibition co-curators\u003cb\u003e Denise Markonish\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePatricia Restrepo\u003c\/b\u003e; and a text by \u003cb\u003eEvan Garza \u003c\/b\u003eon the artist's relationship to Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.6 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176501035257,"sku":"9798990698505","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/uMcMcTGqQ69798990698505.webp?v=1767683190","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/vincent-valdez-just-a-dream-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}