{"product_id":"nick-waplington","title":"Nick Waplington","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs featured in \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn expansive and timely survey on contemporary British photographer and artist Nick Waplington, with work spanning his entire 40-year career – his first comprehensive retrospective volume\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLondon- and New York-based artist Nick Waplington uses photography to capture the complex and far-reaching aspects of our lived experience. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s with \u003cem\u003eLiving Room\u003c\/em\u003e and has since become known for his unfiltered depictions of people and places, and the sociopolitical backgrounds that define them. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the chaos, violence, and euphoria of riots, protests, and free parties to the surreal, hypnotic quiet of his large-format landscapes, Waplington’s work (in all its messy humanness) transcends stereotypes and confounds expectations, and this book is no exception. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding never-before-published images, offering new insight into both well- and lesser-known projects, as well as Waplington’s painting and artistic practice, the book opens with a newly commissioned introduction from Simon Baker, one of the leading curators of contemporary photography in Europe and director of the Maison Européenne de la photographie (MEP), Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the most extensive survey of Waplington's work to date, and includes previously unpublished photographs, as well as paintings, sketchbooks, and other artworks that complement his practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48695213064292,"sku":"9781838666217-p","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/5292\/6820\/files\/9781838666217-nick-waplington-en-6621-sideview-jacket-3000_9c058423-fba3-4e63-8fe1-25e4afd482d9.jpg?v=1783116576","url":"https:\/\/www.phaidon.com\/en-gb\/products\/nick-waplington","provider":"Phaidon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}