{"product_id":"things-that-art-9781487570552","title":"Things That Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLochlann Jain’s debut non-fiction graphic novel, \u003cem\u003eThings That Art,\u003c\/em\u003e playfully interrogates the order of things. Toying with the relationship between words and images, Jain’s whimsical compositions may seem straightforward. Upon closer inspection, however, the drawings reveal profound and startling paradoxes at the heart of how we make sense of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommentaries by architect and theorist Maria McVarish, poet and naturalist Elizabeth Bradfield, musician and English Professor Drew Daniel, and the author offer further insight into the drawings in this collection. A captivating look at the fundamental absurdities of everyday communication, \u003cem\u003eThings That Art\u003c\/em\u003e jolts us toward new forms of collation and collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I found this book of juxtapositions, puns and wordplay very entertaining and rewarding to read, I also like the fun style of the drawing, which goes well with the serious matter of linguistics and concepts.\" -- Sara Boorman * NB Magazine, October 28,2019 *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a thinking person’s book, or put more precisely, it draws readers into thinking deeply with its deceptively simple illustrations set side by side and up and down in masterfully designed sets… Things That Art stimulates the mind, the senses, the emotions.\" -- Alisse Waterston * \u003cem\u003eAnthropology Now\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface   Various Things (Maria McVarish) Natural Collections (Elizabeth Bradfield) Things That What? (Drew Daniel) What Things Mean (Lochlann Jain)","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409170735447,"sku":"9781487570552","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487570552.jpg?v=1730505741","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/things-that-art-9781487570552","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}