{"product_id":"nudescapes","title":"Nudescapes","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/glitteratiinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*This title can be purchased from Glitterati here.*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"textbox\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForeword by Deborah Zafman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"textbox\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing some of the world's most iconic public spaces as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebackdrops, this ethereal and unusual collection of two hundred \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephotographs presents riveting author and artist Nu Som's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efascination with privacy and freedom. Comprised of both \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal black-and-white and color images, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNudescapes \u003c\/em\u003eis \u003cspan\u003ea shocking and beautiful investigation of the seamless way \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein which the body fits into an array of environments without \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einterruption. The book features a wide variety of culturally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esignificant locations, such as the Grand Canal in Venice \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the Lincoln Memorial, while also including the scenic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elandscape of the Oregon coast and the Arizona desert. Timely, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe distinctive never before bound collection looks into how \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe nude body is policed and found legible; Som's work fills \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe pages with contradictions and unexpected experiences for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe reader. Full of theatrics, emotion, and exhibitionism, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edaring, artistically challenging debut attempts to eliminate the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edivide between public and private, beckoning all to consider \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhere humanity's place lies in the universe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"textbox\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"textbox\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNu Som\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephotographer, was born and raised in the streets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof Paris, France has lived and worked in New York City since \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1995. She has worked as an actress on stage and screen, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeventually migrating behind the camera. Primarily self-taught, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshe has created a successful commercial career in print, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis known in the music world as an exclusive and respected \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York City portrait artist. Her work has been featured in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enumerous publications, including covers and features in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBass Player Magazine \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJazz Life \u0026amp; Glamour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Nu Som currently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eresides in New York City. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"textbox\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Zafman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, PhD, AAA, earned her doctorate in the h\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eistory of art from UC Berkeley where she was awarded the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMcEnerny Fellowship for innovation in teaching. She currently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewrites for \u003cem\u003eChristie's\u003c\/em\u003e and has published reviews for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Press \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein France and essays in numerous exhibition catalogs. A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erecipient of numerous fellowships including a Fulbright and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Alexander von Humboldt Chancellor's Award, Zafman \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estudied art history abroad in Florence, Berlin, and Paris and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis fluent in six languages. She ran a thriving contemporary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eart gallery in Paris before returning to the US and becoming \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ean art advisor and certified member of the Appraisers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssociation of America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"textbox\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eISBN: 978-0-9987474-2-2\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e11 4⁄5 x 9\"; 264 pages; hardcover;\u003cbr\u003e164 4\/c and b\/w images\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nu Som","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34885249597601,"sku":"978-0-9987474-2-2","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0321\/5360\/0132\/products\/Nudescapes_Flat_Cover.jpg?v=1593631597","url":"https:\/\/geditions.com\/products\/nudescapes","provider":"G Editions ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}