{"product_id":"17268-diana-alhadid","title":"Diana Al-Hadid","description":"\u003cFONT style=\"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff\" size=4 face=Arial\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-GB style=\"FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\"\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=3\u003eThe haunting, architecturally inspired sculptures and drawings by Diana Al-Hadid (*1981 in \u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"st1\" ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/\u003e\u003cst1:City w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eAleppo\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:City\u003e) have been shown in numerous international exhibitions. Born in \u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003eSyria\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e but raised in the \u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eUnited States\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e, she is known for integrating aspects of Western and Islamic mythology to create gravity-defying works composed of layers of gypsum, steel, cardboard, wax, and paint. Employing motifs such as pipe organs, labyrinths, and spires, Al-Hadid produces references to Renaissance paintings and Gothic cathedrals whose seemingly painterly decay are reminiscent of the ruins of past civilizations.\u0026nbsp;\u003cBR\u003eAssembling her large-scale sculptures, drawings, and bronzes for the first time in one volume, this book highlights the innovative methods through which Al-Hadid rediscovers influential, historical visual references and transports them into the present. \u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003cFONT size=3\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=3\u003eExhibition schedule: \u003cst1:PlaceName w:st=\"on\"\u003eWeatherspoon\u003c\/st1:PlaceName\u003e \u003cst1:PlaceType w:st=\"on\"\u003eArt Museum\u003c\/st1:PlaceType\u003e, \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:City w:st=\"on\"\u003eGreensboro\u003c\/st1:City\u003e, \u003cst1:State w:st=\"on\"\u003eNorth Carolina\u003c\/st1:State\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e, February 9–\u003cst1:date w:st=\"on\" ls=\"trans\" Month=\"5\" Day=\"5\" Year=\"2013\"\u003eMay 5, 2013\u003c\/st1:date\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\n","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44874854662408,"sku":"9783775735087","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775735087_13e3e6b7-46fe-4f38-b7aa-78121284aba9.jpg?v=1744055474","url":"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/17268-diana-alhadid","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}