{"product_id":"mernet-larsen-mernet-larsen-9783735607522","title":"Mernet Larsen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA handsome introduction to the acclaimed American painter's humorous and uncanny visual universe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican artist Mernet Larsen (born 1940) refers to her paintings not as \"representations\" but as \"analogs,\" which alludes to the manual technique she uses to plan them, arranging physical pieces on the canvas before committing to the composition. This term also acknowledges that the scenes in her paintings are constructed in her imagination rather than based on observation. Larsen's paintings are both humorous and uncanny, depicting organic forms like the human figure in hard-edged geometric shapes. Though her paintings feature recognizable scenarios--office employees in a boardroom meeting, a couple reading in bed--her manipulation of the perspective transforms these banal moments into psychological dramas, hinting at the organized chaos that underlies everyday life.\u003cbr\u003eThis monograph features work from the last 60 years of Larsen's career, as well as an interview with the artist by Hans Ulrich Obrist and essays by the curators Susan Thompson and Veronica Roberts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mernet Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3735607527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783735607522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kerber Verlag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.20h x 9.80w x 1.00d","brand":"Mernet Larsen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988543471871,"sku":"9783735607522","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3992fc62-e754-435e-a5e1-8eb931b92967.jpg?v=1683295042","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mernet-larsen-mernet-larsen-9783735607522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}