{"product_id":"london-burning-hardcover-by-edited-by-hossein-amirsadeghi-maryam-homayoun-eisler","title":"London Burning Hardcover by Edited by Hossein Amirsadeghi \u0026 Maryam Homayoun Eisler","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eThames and Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2016-02-02)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e592\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780500970713\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e4677.75\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e32.51 x 27.94 x 5.59\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of the personalities, diversity, and pulsing energy that make London an international hub for creativity and innovation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Burning\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates Britain’s capital as today’s international headquarters for creativity and innovation. The book features more than 100 new interviews and hundreds of specially commissioned photographs that introduce creative personalities young and old, highbrow and populist, Establishment figures and newbies, set against the variegated scenes they inhabit.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTracing the city’s sparking of change across architecture, cinema, theatre, literature, dance, fashion, media, music, technology, design, and the visual and culinary arts, \u003ci\u003eLondon Burning\u003c\/i\u003e also explores the dynamics that have always underpinned the city’s creative scene and the forces behind the city’s unique drive.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe book draws on a broad spectrum of people in the public eye and behind the scenes, among them Nicholas Serota, Director of Tate; sculptor Antony Gormley; Alastair Spalding, Chief Executive of Sadler’s Wells; artists Gilbert \u0026amp; George; Alan Yentob, Creative Director of the BBC; director Guy Ritchie; Matthew Slotover, the founder of Frieze Art Fair; groundbreaking chefs Fergus Henderson and Ruthie Rogers; British \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e Editor Alexandra Shulman; critic Jackie Wullschlager; artist and Reith Lecturer Grayson Perry; conceptual guru Hans Ulrich Obrist and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLondon Burning\u003c\/i\u003e brings this powerful creative center to life through the eyes of its most influential and innovative denizens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHossein Amirsadeghi\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, publisher, editor and documentary film maker, and the driving force behind many books, including \u003ci\u003eSanctuary: Britain's Artists and their Studios\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArt Studio America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNordic Contemporary\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eContemporary Art Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaryam Eisler\u003c\/b\u003e holds a BA from Wellesley College (where she is a trustee) and an MBA from Columbia University. She has had executive editorial roles on publications including \u003ci\u003eUnleashed: Contemporary Art from Turkey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArt and Patronage: The Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSanctuary: Britain’s Artists and their Studios\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArt Studio America: Contemporary Artist Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e. 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