{"product_id":"vital-forms-jennifer-johung-9781517903053","title":"Vital Forms: Biological Art, Architecture, and the Dependencies of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShows how the intersection of biotech, art, and architecture are transforming the world we live in\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As living matter becomes more and more the domain of art and architecture, the life sciences are enabling a major cultural and aesthetic transformation. \u003ci\u003eVital Forms\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the intersection of biology, art, and architecture has transformed these disciplines, offering heretofore unimagined possibilities.\u003cp\u003eUsing numerous case studies, Jennifer Johung explores how art and architecture are reimagining life on cellular and subcellular levels. In the process, she maps the constantly evolving dependencies that exist between objects, bodies, and environments. From Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr's Tissue Culture and Art Project, which developed \"semi-living worry dolls,\" to Patricia Piccinini's imagined \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Stem Cells\u003c\/i\u003e, each chapter pairs a branch of contemporary biological inquiry with the artists who are revolutionizing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining cutting-edge developments in biotechnological research--including tissue-engineering, stem cell science, regenerative medicine, and more--\u003ci\u003eVital Forms\u003c\/i\u003e brings biological art and architecture into critical dialogue. Distinguished by its broad range and Johung's synthesizing talents, \u003ci\u003eVital Forms\u003c\/i\u003e makes powerful observations about how the unfolding dependencies between all kinds of matter are becoming vital to life in our age of biotechnological manipulations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Johung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 151790305X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517903053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Jennifer Johung","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088506597631,"sku":"9781517903053","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01c5d432-cb98-469a-aa2e-5c8dbca4efc0.jpg?v=1769105144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vital-forms-jennifer-johung-9781517903053","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}