{"product_id":"ay-o-happy-rainbow-hell-hardcover-by-kit-brooks","title":"Ay-O Happy Rainbow Hell Hardcover by Kit Brooks","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePublisher\n                                    ‏\n                                        :\n                                    ‎\n                                \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSmithsonian Books (March 21 2023)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLanguage\n                                    ‏\n                                        :\n                                    ‎\n                                \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHardcover\n                                    ‏\n                                        :\n                                    ‎\n                                \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e160 pages\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eISBN-10\n                                    ‏\n                                        :\n                                    ‎\n                                \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e1588347419\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eISBN-13\n                                    ‏\n                                        :\n                                    ‎\n                                \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e9781588347411\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eItem weight\n                                    ‏\n                                        :\n                                    ‎\n                                \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e2 g\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDimensions\n                                    ‏\n                                        :\n                                    ‎\n                                \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e25.7 x 2.34 x 29.92 cm\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"item-description\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"item-description__wrapper\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"item-description__content-wrapper\" id=\"item-description__content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis kaleidoscopic catalog, and first book in English dedicated to Ay-Ō, celebrates the avant-garde artist’s first major museum exhibition in the United States\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnown as the “Rainbow Artist” for the prominent bright motif in his work, Ay-Ō has long referred to this compulsion as his “rainbow hell.” \u003ci\u003eAy-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell \u003c\/i\u003einvites readers into the vibrant world of his brilliant art, mind, and imagination, featuring artwork from the first major US museum exhibition devoted to his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinted on heavy 100# paper and in 7 colors (with added green, orange, and metallic gold inks, plus 2 spot colors and spot varnish) to achieve Ay-Ō’s vibrant color palette, the book is its own stunning art object. The dustjacket, printed and silkscreened on uncoated, felted art board, is die-cut to reveal the rainbow-printed caseside. \u003ci\u003eAy-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell\u003c\/i\u003e presents approximately 140 gorgeous illustrations from the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, home to the largest US collection of Ay-Ō’s silkscreen prints, and loans from other US institutions along with enlightening catalog entries to better appreciate each piece. Additionally, the book includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn essay from Kit Brooks, the Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art, that provides a biography of Ay-Ō; explores the artist’s fluctuating explanations for his rainbow fixation and its simultaneous liberation and restriction; and emphasizes his legacy as an eminent member of Fluxus, an experimental art group in the 1960s and 1970s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn illustrated essay from Ay-Ō’s longtime printer Sukeda Kenryō, where he describes his painstaking work to translate the artist’s designs onto prismatic silkscreen prints, work that can take up to a year to accomplish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA message from the artist Ay-Ō himself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAy-Ō Happy Rainbow Hell \u003c\/i\u003eis a colorful and comprehensive book that pays tribute to an extraordinary career and legacy as luminous as the art itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp class=\"author_summary\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAY-Ō\u003c\/b\u003e is a Japanese experimental visual and performance artist who is a notable member of the Fluxus movement that began in the 1960s. \u003cb\u003eKIT BROOKS\u003c\/b\u003e is the Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, specializing in prints and paintings of the Edo and Meiji periods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Residence:\u003c\/b\u003e Tokyo, Japan and Washington, DC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Hometown:\u003c\/b\u003e Ibaraki, Japan and Portsmouth, UK\r\n                            \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43137814429857,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781588347411","price":59.36,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9781588347411.jpg?v=1691009147","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/ay-o-happy-rainbow-hell-hardcover-by-kit-brooks","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}