{"product_id":"man-ray-man-ray-9788836661398","title":"Man Ray: Shapes of Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImbued with humor, strangeness and eroticism, Man Ray's work defies categorization and celebrates the power of imagination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA photographer, painter, draftsman, filmmaker and inventor defined by a stringent creative freedom, Man Ray (1890-1976) turned every medium into a field of experimentation. His greatest contributions, however, were in the field of photography, elevating it to a full-fledged art form with iconic works such as \u003ci\u003eLe Violon d'Ingres\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNoire et blanche\u003c\/i\u003e. The formal audacity and poetic visual language he brought to fashion photography continue to inspire creatives to this day. Through a collection of original and archival materials from the collection of the Palazzo Reale, \u003ci\u003eShapes of Light\u003c\/i\u003e traces Man Ray's entire artistic career, from his dabbling in the New York art scene to his years in Paris collaborating with Marcel Duchamp and the Surrealists. Thematic chapters dedicated to self-portraits, muses, nudes, rayographs, solarizations and fashion combine his most memorable works with rarely seen sketches, preparatory studies, outtakes and other ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Man Ray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8836661394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788836661398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvana Editoriale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Man Ray","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447134269695,"sku":"9788836661398","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7bbf618-0361-4a64-8b0a-7d48d4b83500.jpg?v=1777229060","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/man-ray-man-ray-9788836661398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}