{"product_id":"rozana-montiel-dirk-denison-9786078880577","title":"Rozana Montiel: Art (If) ACT","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Duchamp's readymade to a tamale street vendor--Montiel's artist's book investigates the regenerative potential of everyday objects \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her practice, Mexican architectural designer Rozana Montiel (born 1972) takes social, environmental and infrastructural action by creatively repurposing \"things\" already on hand. She operates on the premise that cities collect objects, subjects and situations that together articulate stories of everyday life. This artist's book explores ideas on how to work with the scale of the object as well as its resonance with the scale of the city to build artifacts, or \"ART IF ACTS,\" out of recycled materials, discarded playstuff, low-cost elements and readymades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt (if) Act\u003c\/i\u003e begins with an interview and a glossary of terms relevant to Montiel's project--such as \"Resignify,\" \"Serious-fun\" and \"Upcycle\"--establishing a working lexicon through which she generates new perspectives. The book then transitions into an exploratory survey of repurposed objects from the past to the present, from the rarified sphere of avant-garde art to the terrain of commerce on the streets of Mexico City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dirk Denison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 6078880578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786078880577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arquine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Dirk Denison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440622743807,"sku":"9786078880577","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a6f7949-800d-4add-b478-3c6fa7e35050.jpg?v=1777183685","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rozana-montiel-dirk-denison-9786078880577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}