{"product_id":"rebel-jester-mystic-poet-contemporary-persians-hardcover","title":"Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFereshteh Daftari\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eRebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  tells the story of the evolution of Iranian contemporary art by examining the work of 30 artists.\u003cbr\u003eThis is art where the ills of internal politics remain astutely masked below a layer of ornamentation, poetry, or humor. What unites the disparate works into a coherent theme is the artists' coping mechanisms, which consist of subversive critique, quiet rebellion, humor, mysticism, and poetry--hence the publications title. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe subtitle \u003ci\u003eContemporary Persians\u003c\/i\u003e is also a reference to a strategy of survival, this one used by Iranians in the United States during the early 2000s; at a time when 'Iranians' were identified with hostage takers and terrorists, they adopted the identity 'Persians', which remained free of such associations.\u003cbr\u003eThis title collects the work of a number of artists who are already well-known in the United States, including among others \u003cb\u003eAfruz Amighi\u003c\/b\u003e, whose work is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and \u003cb\u003eMonir Farmanfarmaian\u003c\/b\u003e, who received a major exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in 2015.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 11.2 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165445820551,"sku":"9781911164319","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c10f39956dd3cceb722cbd1a12c9b986.webp?v=1733313643","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rebel-jester-mystic-poet-contemporary-persians-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}