{"product_id":"9781910065228","title":"Maggi Hambling: War Requiem","description":"\u003cbr\u003eMaggi Hambling is one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial contemporary artists. Her best-known works are her public sculpture of Oscar Wilde in London and \u003ci\u003eThe Scallop\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrating composer Benjamin Britten, on the beach at Aldeburgh. But her paintings are just as remarkable, stirring emotions through broad, intense brush strokes and an unflinchingly direct engagement with her subject matter. Possessing a candor and emotiveness that is at odds with much contemporary art, Hambling’s paintings are distinct and unforgettable.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time brings together Hambling’s many paintings of battlefields and the victims of war. Though fiercely contemporary, the paintings nonetheless feel timeless and speak to conflicts everywhere—from the most ancient to those in the here and now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished to accompany an exhibit of Hambling’s work last summer at SNAP: Art at the Aldeburgh Festival, \u003ci\u003eWar Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a bold testament to the anguish and absurdity of war.\u003cbr\u003e Essays by noted art historian James Cahill draw upon extensive interviews with the artist and help to place \u003ci\u003eWar Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e within the larger context of Hambling’s oeuvre. As the centennial of World War I brings inevitable public reflection about war and history, \u003ci\u003eWar Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e offers a stark reminder of the costs of conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033406095600,"sku":"9781910065228","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910065228","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}