{"product_id":"werner-buttner-my-looting-eye-hardcover","title":"Werner Büttner: My Looting Eye - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Renton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the artist uses collages as the starting point for his paintings, the former are not only preparatory studies but a strategy that enables juxtaposing realities and unexpected associations, which are major characteristics of his extensive oeuvre. In this combination of the everyday and the commonplace, a sceptical perspective becomes manifest as a critical method. With cutting wit, B ttner breaks the spell of daily social events and renders their values relative and benign. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis lavishly-produced book presents newly commissioned texts as well as key essays relating to B ttner's practice, and--taken with its sister volume concerning his painting, \u003ci\u003eCoincidence in Splendour\u003c\/i\u003e, are the first substantial books on B ttner in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe director of significant new London art gallery Marlborough Contemporary, Andrew Renton, is a collector, as well as being Professor of Curating at Goldsmiths College, University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 12.8 x 10.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770007879968,"sku":"9781910433836","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6d25fb9a10092532b53d517ac82214b8.webp?v=1780362369","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/werner-buttner-my-looting-eye-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}