{"product_id":"edo-ball-andrew-archer-9781584237150","title":"EDO Ball: The Art of Basketball","description":"\u003cb\u003eA captivating work of cultural blending unlike anything created prior, Andrew Archer's \u003ci\u003eEdo Ball\u003c\/i\u003e must be seen to be believed.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis series of paintings seamlessly fuses contemporary basketball imagery with Edo-period Japanese art and culture, with captivating results. Each image riffs on a classic Japanese painting or subject, adding a surprisingly weighty visual twist as Archer's deft world-building weaves these disparate visual iconographies into a cohesive whole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOften front and center, an NBA personality is dramatically re-imagined and yet recognizable, surrounded by the myriad trappings of the \"floating\" world. See Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa re-imagined as a court bursting apart at the floorboards and carried forward by a surge of hundreds of basketballs. A Torii gateway becomes the backstop for a basketball hoop, with a backdrop of mountains and a vast, snowy sky. Brief, accompanying texts describe the thematic connections between each painting's converging themes, and explore the roles that culture, community, celebrity, and games play in our daily lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFeaturing: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLebron James - James Harden - The Mask \/ Kyrie Irving - Shaquille O'Neal - Dirk Nowitzki - Dikembe Mutombo - The Brodie \/ Russell Westbrook - The Splash Brothers \/ Stephen Curry \u0026amp; Klay Thompson - The Black Mamba \/ Kobe Bryant - Vince Carter - Karl-Anthony Towns - The Greek Freak \/ Giannis Antetokounmpo - The Durantula \/ Kevin Durant - Allen \"The Answer\" Iverson - The Reign Man \/ Shawn Kemp - Anthony \"The Brow\" Davis - Damian \"Dame Time\" Lillard - White Chocolate \/ Jason Williams - The Law \/ Kawhi Leonard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Archer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1584237155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781584237150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gingko Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.60h x 9.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Andrew Archer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44068657791231,"sku":"9781584237150","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e972211-9199-42ab-86f7-2291a3b72fa4.jpg?v=1685420274","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/edo-ball-andrew-archer-9781584237150","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}