{"product_id":"9781646570591","title":"Art and the Two Hard Problems: The Story of an African Collection","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: Emile Stipp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this illustrated memoir, collector Emile Stipp posits that a deep engagement with art can help us solve the two hard problems of human existence: consciousness and conscience. Having grown up under apartheid, Stipp lived through the transformation of South African society into a democracy. He came to regard art as a vehicle for social enlightenment, and began to amass a collection of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, with an emphasis on video art and photography.In Art and the Two Hard Problems, Stipp proposes a philosophical framework for understanding contemporary art through an in-depth discussion of artworks from his collection. Featured artists include David Goldblatt, Zanele Muholi, William Kentridge, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Serge Alain Nitegeka, Paul Mpagi Sepuya and Portia Zvavahera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN 9781646570591. Marquand Books. hb. .\u003cbr\u003enot yet published\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Marquand Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47987458310374,"sku":"9781646570591","price":82.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0506\/2590\/4811\/files\/9781646570591.jpg?v=1784014789","url":"https:\/\/manic.com.au\/products\/9781646570591","provider":"Books at Manic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}