{"product_id":"shiny-things-leonard-diepeveen-9781789383782","title":"Shiny Things: Reflective Surfaces and Their Mixed Meanings","description":"Shiny objects attract and fascinate us. While they used to derive their power from their rarity, today shininess is pervasive: its attraction is a foundation of consumer culture and it has attendant effects on our architecture, our conceptions of the body, and our production of spectacle. In \u003ci\u003eShiny Things\u003c\/i\u003e, Leonard Diepeveen and Timothy van Laar examine the meanings and functions of shininess in visual art and material culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploring the works of a diverse range of artists--including Anish Kapoor, Olafur Eliasson, Jeff Koons, Carolee Schneemann, Audrey Flack, Fra Angelico, and Gerard ter Borch--the authors open the discourse to topics as disparate as automobiles, Richard Nixon, and Liberace. With accessible writing and a careful application of contemporary theory, this is scholarship that challenges stale thought and will appeal to any progressive thinker looking for new ways to present ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Diepeveen, Timothy Van Laar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789383781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789383782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Intellect (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Leonard Diepeveen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990978167039,"sku":"9781789383782","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_157350a6-8c9a-4851-9341-315a60adc90e.jpg?v=1683307745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shiny-things-leonard-diepeveen-9781789383782","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}