{"product_id":"foreshadowed-andrew-spira-9781789145359","title":"Foreshadowed: Malevich's Black Square and Its Precursors","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of Kasimir Malevich's radical 1915 artwork, its predecessors, and its continuing relevance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Kasimir's Malevich's \u003ci\u003eBlack Square\u003c\/i\u003e was produced in 1915, no one had ever seen anything like it before. And yet it does have precedents. In fact, over the previous five hundred years, several painters, writers, philosophers, scientists, and censors--each working independently towards an absolute statement of their own--alighted on the form of the black square or rectangle, as if for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book explores the resonances between Malevich's \u003ci\u003eBlack Square\u003c\/i\u003e and its precursors, showing how a so-called genealogical thread binds them together into an intriguing, and sometimes quirky, sequence of modulations. Andrew Spira's book explores how each predecessor both foreshadows Malevich's work and, paradoxically, throws light on it, revealing layers of meaning that are often overlooked but which are as relevant today as ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Spira\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178914535X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789145359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 6.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Andrew Spira","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077396328703,"sku":"9781789145359","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6301d7b-d6e8-4287-b16a-55ae8d18f92c.jpg?v=1685469744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/foreshadowed-andrew-spira-9781789145359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}