{"product_id":"boris-mikhailov-boris-mikhailov-9783947127146","title":"Boris Mikhailov: Temptation of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA signed, limited edition of Boris Mikhailov's portrait of contemporary Eastern and Western Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this hefty photobook, published in an edition of 500 copies, the celebrated Ukrainian photographer Boris Mikhailov (born 1938) mixes earlier pictures with photographs from 2017 that were taken in a Soviet-era crematorium in Kyiv. Other settings featured here include the crumbling corners of East and West European cities, private bedrooms and public hospitals, gardens and bars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross more than 200 photographic diptychs, Mikhailov draws connections between histories and technologies, while playfully stressing formal correlations between motifs. Where earlier artist's books by Mikhailov, such as \u003ci\u003eCase History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnfinished Dissertation\u003c\/i\u003e, explored life on Ukrainian streets or under Soviet rule, now, with \u003ci\u003eTemptation of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, he offers a more philosophical account of the everyday, of the perishability of all flesh, on sex, life and death. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Boris Mikhailov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3947127146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783947127146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holzwarth Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.50h x 8.70w x 1.70d","brand":"Boris Mikhailov","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079467102463,"sku":"9783947127146","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce086a0b-c3d2-4595-b46c-df0b5cfba55f.jpg?v=1685481308","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boris-mikhailov-boris-mikhailov-9783947127146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}