{"product_id":"gilded-shell-brian-pollo-9798233104206","title":"Gilded Shell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This sculpture interrogates the liminality of post-industrial silence.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslation: It's a rusted radiator in a white room, and it costs more than your mortgage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever stood in a gallery feeling like a philistine because you didn't \"get\" a pile of bricks, or if you've ever lived in a \"machine for living\" that felt more like a \"container for misery\", you've been a victim of the \u003cstrong\u003epseudoprofound\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGilded Shell\u003c\/em\u003e, I comment on the aesthetic gaslighting of the modern era. From the leaking roofs of modernist icons to the semantic acrobatics of the avant-garde, I contend that true profundity shouldn't require a 500-page manual to be felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's time to stop nodding politely at the \"invisible suit\" and start trusting your eyes again in this age of high-brow nonsense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Pollo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233104206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandiwa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Brian Pollo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664803467519,"sku":"9798233104206","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gilded-shell-brian-pollo-9798233104206","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}