{"product_id":"9789383145492","title":"God of Money","description":"Interpreted for the twenty-first century, \u003ci\u003eGod of Money\u003c\/i\u003e is based on extracts from Karl Marx’s famous chapter on money, published in Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts, 1844. Marx was a young man at the time, critical and defiant of an emergent world of rampant greed and consumption. Spanish illustrator Maguma recreates this celebrated rant against the mind-numbing power of money in the context of contemporary developments — where the spread of avarice on a global scale has led to the near death of the commons. Drawing on the biblical tale of the Fall, Maguma creates a surreal world continually fuelled by an insatiable desire for more.\u003cp\u003eMaguma is the pseudonym for Spanish artist Marcos Guardiola Martín, who is based in Madrid and works for a growing number of publications, including dailies, weeklies and political journals across Europe and Latin America. Trained as an architect in Madrid, Maguma brings to his work a sense of space and surface that is unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by artists such as Moebius and Milano Manara, as well as the style of old adult Spanish comics, Maguma has developed a style that’s bright, tactile and surreal — and which combines the qualities of pastel and gouache with the precision of screen-printed drawings. Maguma strives to give the work a tactile quality that invites the viewer to touch and feel his art. \u003ci\u003eGod of Money\u003c\/i\u003e is Maguma’s first project with Tara Books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tara Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064328798448,"sku":"9789383145492","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789383145492_p0.jpg?v=1763675139","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789383145492","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}