{"product_id":"playtime-aperture-212-paperback","title":"Playtime: Aperture 212 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAperture\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn role-play and sex-play, illuminating theater, jokes, leisure, and fantasy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition of \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on \"Playtime.\" Taking its name from the 1967 film by Jacques Tati, the articles and portfolios explore how photography illuminates, facilitates, and participates in the many definitions of play-from role-play and sex-play to theater and jokes to leisure and fantasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe issue features an interview with artist \u003cb\u003eChrisian Marclay\u003c\/b\u003e about improvisation and the relationship between images and sounds; a conversation with \u003cb\u003eErwin Wurm\u003c\/b\u003e about the possibilities and risks of using humor in contemporary art; and new, never-before-published work by \u003cb\u003eSophie Calle\u003c\/b\u003e. Additionally, writer \u003cb\u003eEric Banks\u003c\/b\u003e visits \u003cb\u003eSaul Leiter's\u003c\/b\u003e studio; \u003cb\u003eTim Davis\u003c\/b\u003e examines the art of the photographic one-liner; \u003cb\u003eRobin Kelsey\u003c\/b\u003e surveys the artists who turned to games, whimsy, and clowning around in the 1960s and '70s; and \u003cb\u003eAveek Sen\u003c\/b\u003e considers Italo Calvino's short story \"The Adventure of a Photographer.\" Plus portfolios from \u003cb\u003eJo Ann Callis, Kauyoshi Usui, Bruno Munari, James Mollison, \u003c\/b\u003e a little-known group of Cambridge University students who scaled campus buildings in the 1930s, and more.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.9 x 9.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701109100607,"sku":"9781597112345","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fc81a554e5731734ea137e10d1c71098.webp?v=1765019367","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/playtime-aperture-212-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}