{"product_id":"adam-dants-political-maps-isbn-9781849946919","title":"Adam Dant's Political Maps","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timely, large-format collection of fine art maps from Adam Dant, looking at the fractious world of politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam Dant’s Political Maps\u003c\/i\u003e is an all-new collection of this highly regarded artist’s intricate, absorbing and beautiful maps, this time focused on the world of politics. Informed by his experiences as the official artist of the UK general election in 2015, these glorious works of art are amusing and subversive, hugely imaginative and packed with eye-catching detail. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThemes range across the spectrum of British and global politics past and present, bringing in recent political upheavals (‘\u003cb\u003eStop That Brexit’\u003c\/b\u003e) and current issues such as the controversy around certain statues (‘\u003cb\u003eIconoclastic London\u003c\/b\u003e’), alongside more timeless subjects like a map of US presidents (‘\u003cb\u003ePresidents of the United States of America\u003c\/b\u003e’), and, of course, the pandemic (‘\u003cb\u003eViral London’\u003c\/b\u003e). Other highlights include: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohnson’s London: \u003c\/b\u003eNotorious places associated with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, including all the houses he has ever lived in\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNew York Tawk\u003c\/b\u003e: A visualisation of New York City through a century of its slang\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBritish Left Groups:\u003c\/b\u003e A fascinating history of left-wing parties and pressure groups through the decades\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eQuitting Europe\u003c\/b\u003e: Brexit encapsulated in exotic European cigarette packets from the artist’s youth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitty, acerbic and intelligent, this unique collection will delight history enthusiasts, art lovers and politics buffs of all persuasions, and its large format guarantees hours of happy browsing of the densely packed detail Adam Dant brings to all his images.Introduction 8 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivision 10 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mother of Parliaments 12 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Government Stable 14 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohnson's London 20 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ministry + Passion of J.C 22 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritish Left Groups 24 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStop That Brexit 28 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuritanian Europe 30 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Invasions of the British Isles 32 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuitting Europe: Some Anecdotes 34 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRudimentary London 38 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe London Rebus 40 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eViral London 42 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIconoclastic London 44 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe London Calendar 46 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Universal London Underground Map 48 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Critic's Perpetual Drinking Calendar 50 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJewish Spitalfields 52 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClub Row Through the Ages 54 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuardians of London's Lost Rivers 62 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCivil War Defences 64 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArgonautica Londinensi 66 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTriumph of Debt, Royal Exchange Square 68 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTriumph of Debt, Canary Wharf 70 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoneyscrape 72 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrime Ministers of the United Kingdom 74 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresidents of the United States of America 76 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCockney Rhyming America 78 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York Tawk 80 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis Argot 82 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Oxford Meridian 84 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMetaphysical Cambridge 94 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheatreland 96 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Map of the National Gallery: London's Collection of Subliminal Images 98 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTulip Fever 102 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoco-opolis 104 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScottish London 106 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Walk Round the End of the World 108 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLindon: A Map of London as it Might Have Been 110 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mind of East London 112 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Gentle Author's Tour of Spitalfields 114 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Paradise of Sleaze 116 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Great British Beast Chase 118 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Meeting of the Old \u0026amp; the New East End in Redchurch St 120 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOperation Owl Club 122 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Encyclopedy of Ye Age of Enlightenment Citizens \u0026amp; Kings 124 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStanfords World of Covent Garden 126 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements and Credits 128‘A political tour de force ... there is much comfort and joy to be found in art, and in particular the subversive and creative humour of Adam Dant’  - The House - Douglas Champan || \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An absolute must-purchase for anyone who draws a mote of joy from gazing at artistic maps... which is to say, everybody’ - Londonist - Matt Brown || \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Highly entertaining ... long may Dant’s sharp eye, brain and pen flourish’ - The Art Newspaper - Maev Kennedy || \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Majestic and colourful’ - TLS (Times Literary Supplement)Adam Dant studied at the Royal College of Art, London and the MS University Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda, India. He creates dense, elaborate narrative drawings that examine and depict public contemporary life, space, mythologies and histories. These works are thoroughly researched, with the artist drawing on a deep well of historical and visual sources to create his wittily perceptive detailed drawings. Dant lives and works in London.","brand":"Batsford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300165931237,"sku":"NP9781849946919","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781849946919.jpg?v=1767721053","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/adam-dants-political-maps-isbn-9781849946919","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}