{"product_id":"alejandro-cartagena-alejandro-cartagena-9781597115728","title":"Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive survey of a prolific photographer who fearlessly charts the dreams and dystopias of Mexico today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGround Rules\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive, fully bilingual survey charting the career of the prolific photographer Alejandro Cartagena. Celebrated for his photobooks \u003ci\u003eCarpoolers\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eA Small Guide to Homeownership \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), Cartagena is known for his formally engaging and socially incisive images that span the politics of the US-Mexico border, suburban sprawl, and the increasing wealth disparities in North America. \u003ci\u003eGround Rules\u003c\/i\u003e deploys a diverse array of photographic formats, from documentary and collage to the appropriation of vernacular photographs and AI-generated imagery, all unified by Cartagena's commitment to addressing Mexico's most pressing social and environmental issues with humor and pathos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished to coincide with a mid-career solo exhibition at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, on view from November 2025 through May 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alejandro Cartagena\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159711572X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597115728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aperture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.69w x 1.00d","brand":"Alejandro Cartagena","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47244189171967,"sku":"9781597115728","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfd89ec9-3f88-4d0a-8c19-2b2fefa097fe.jpg?v=1758135141","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alejandro-cartagena-alejandro-cartagena-9781597115728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}