{"product_id":"flowering-under-stress-paperback","title":"Flowering Under Stress - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAna Prvacki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely and imaginative visual exploration through watercolors, with an essay by Zadie Smith.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlowering Under Stress\u003c\/i\u003e presents a wide selection of works from Ana Prvački's daily watercolor practice that began during the Covid19 pandemic. It guides us through the inner and outer landscapes of our recent years, as we grappled the complex emotions of a world turned upside down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA therapeutic visual journey that reveals Prvački's signature playful wit, the watercolors address current conversations on history, ecology, sexuality, technology, self care and mental health. Offering an imaginative and improvisational approach to the world, \u003ci\u003eFlowering Under Stress\u003c\/i\u003e encourages us to recognize our shared humanity and to look for hope and possibility in unlikely places.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAna Prvački's background in music, theater, mask work, architecture, fine art, and beekeeping inform a cross-pollinating practice ranging from watercolor to video, performance, and mixed reality. Solo exhibitions and projects include the Gropius Bau, Berlin; de Young Museum, San Francisco; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston; Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Turin; Artists Space, New York; Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore. Her work has been included in 13th Gwangju Biennial, 14th Istanbul Biennial, Bangkok Arts Biennale in 2020, dOCUMENTA 13 2012, Sydney Biennial 2007, Singapore Biennial 2006 and the Turin Triennale 2005. Performances have been commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Chicago Architectural Biennial. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZadie Smith is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Autograph Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNW\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSwing Time\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a novella, \u003ci\u003eThe Embassy of Cambodia\u003c\/i\u003e, three collections of essays, \u003ci\u003eChanging My Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeel Free\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIntimations\u003c\/i\u003e, and a short story collection, \u003ci\u003eGrand Union\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Other People\u003c\/i\u003e. Smith was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002, and was listed as one of Granta's 20 Best Young British Novelists in 2003 and again in 2013. \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e won multiple literary awards including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and the Guardian First Book Award. \u003ci\u003eOn Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Orange Prize for Fiction, and \u003ci\u003eNW\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Zadie Smith is currently a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.37 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696226996287,"sku":"9781915609267","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fc035c001afc16466cc1d8e0b85a3bd9.webp?v=1765006547","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/flowering-under-stress-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}