{"product_id":"9780061343513","title":"South African Art Now","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescribed by international curator Okwui Enwezor as \"one of the most dynamic and vigorous spaces of artistic practice,\" contemporary South African art is an exciting, emerging scene that is attracting the attention of international museums, curators, and collectors today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouth African Art Now\u003c\/b\u003e documents, through in-depth essays and stunning full-color photographs, the remarkable work of nearly one hundred South African artists working in every medium from painting, sculpture, and video to cutting-edge performance art. This lush volume includes the impressive work of art world stars such as William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas; newly prominent artists such as Berni Searle, Robin Rhode, and Mustafa Maluka; and exciting newcomers still unknown outside their own country, but clearly marked for success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book covers forty years of art history, from the dark years of apartheid, which saw the rise of resistance art, to the long-awaited achievement of freedom in 1994, to the present-day struggles for reconciliation and transformation. Through it all, the engaged, powerful work of these artists provided a mirror for society. Including a compelling foreword by Nobel Prize-winning writer Nadine Gordimer, \u003cb\u003eSouth African Art Now\u003c\/b\u003e is a must-have resource for collectors, curators, and anyone interested in the pulse of international contemporary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007915409648,"sku":"9780061343513","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061343513_p0.jpg?v=1763620471","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061343513","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}