{"product_id":"olaf-breuning-book-sarah-merten-9783039423439","title":"Olaf Breuning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOlaf Breuning. Humans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e brings together works created since 2015 by the New York State-based Swiss artist. They revolve around universal themes and questions dealing with the relationship between humankind, nature, and technology. Reckless exploitation of resources and climate change play a major role in Breuning's recent work. He exposes the fractures and failures, naivety, and stupidity that characterise much human behaviour as relentlessly as he does the absurd and the amusing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround 60 recent drawings by Breuning constitute the book’s common thread across a range of thematic focal points. Photographs, video stills, views of installations, and past exhibitions complement these drawings to create an independent visual reading in several chapters. The bizarre meets a brightly coloured, attractive repertoire of images, creating an idiosyncratic cosmos that causes exhilaration as well as thoughtfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo scholarly essays introduce Olaf Breuning's multi-layered artistic practice, while two literary contributions offer a wider view of his visual world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English and German. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53348308156689,"sku":"NGR9783039423439","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":67621695815953,"sku":"NLS9783039423439","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9783039423439.jpg?v=1790676499","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/olaf-breuning-book-sarah-merten-9783039423439","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}