{"product_id":"nick-waplington-isbn-9781838666217","title":"Nick Waplington","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn expansive and timely survey on contemporary British photographer and artist Nick Waplington, with work spanning his entire 40-year career – his first comprehensive retrospective volume\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon- and New York-based artist Nick Waplington uses photography to capture the complex and far-reaching aspects of our lived experience. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s with \u003ci\u003eLiving Room\u003c\/i\u003e and has since become known for his unfiltered depictions of people and places, and the sociopolitical backgrounds that define them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the chaos, violence, and euphoria of riots, protests, and free parties to the surreal, hypnotic quiet of his large-format landscapes, Waplington’s work (in all its messy humanness) transcends stereotypes and confounds expectations, and this book is no exception. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding never-before-published images, offering new insight into both well- and lesser-known projects, as well as Waplington’s painting and artistic practice, the book opens with a newly commissioned introduction from Simon Baker, one of the leading curators of contemporary photography in Europe and director of the Maison Européenne de la photographie (MEP), Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the most extensive survey of Waplington's work to date, and includes previously unpublished photographs, as well as paintings, sketchbooks, and other artworks that complement his practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44896947470565,"sku":"NP9781838666217","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_104fc89e-f26a-4986-bd03-f2890281933b.jpg?v=1773104190","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/nick-waplington-isbn-9781838666217","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}