{"product_id":"9781854379207","title":"Pop Life: Art in a Material World","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Good business is the best art\" \u003cbr\u003e— Andy Warhol\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvocative and entertaining, \u003ci\u003ePop Life\u003c\/i\u003e examines how artists since the 1980s have cultivated their public persona as a product, and conjured a dazzling mix of media, commerce, and glamour to build their own “brands.” Beginning with the grandfather of Pop, Andy Warhol, who manufactured mass-produced wares in The Factory in the 1960s, the book explores Jeff Koons' infamous \u003ci\u003eMade in Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e series—showcasing his marriage and sexual relations with Italian porn-star and latter-day politician Illona Staller (aka La Cicciolina)—and his stainless steel \u003ci\u003eRabbit\u003c\/i\u003e sculpture; an iconic array of golden spot and butterfly paintings from Damien Hirst's recordbreaking 2008 auction; and a reconstruction of Keith Haring's \u003ci\u003ePop Shop\u003c\/i\u003e in New York. Takashi Murakami’s designs for Louis Vuitton are also included, along with works by Richard Prince, Martin Kippenberger, Tracey Emin, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished to accompany an exhibition at Tate Modern, London, and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, this fascinating and extensively illustrated book looks at artists who have not only created but also marketed, promoted, and sold their own work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tate Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039404114160,"sku":"9781854379207","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781854379207_p0.jpg?v=1763598103","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781854379207","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}