{"product_id":"kerry-james-marshall-rythm-mastr","title":"Kerry James Marshall. Rythm Mastr","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9789493039513\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ludion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eIn 1999 American artist Kerry James Marshall began working on his comics series \u003ci\u003eRythm Mastr\u003c\/i\u003e in response to what he perceived as the historic absence of black characters and authors in the comics industry. Initially serialized in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for eight weeks, \u003ci\u003eRythm Mastr\u003c\/i\u003e was eventually presented as an installation on the occasion of the 1999\/2000 Carnegie International, where the newspaper pages would cover the vitrines of the Carnegie Museum Treasure Room. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In contrast with characters such as the Black Panther or the Falcon, \u003ci\u003eRythm Mastr\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the daily struggle of black people, elevating events like gang crimes and public houses demolition to epic proportion while following the adventures of the two protagonists, i\u0026gt;Rythm Mastr, and his young protégé, Farell. Over the course of the past two decades, \u003ci\u003eRythm Mastr\u003c\/i\u003e has been presented in various incarnations, including light boxes, paintings and drawings. Thing came full circle when, almost twenty years later, \u003ci\u003eRythm Mastr\u003c\/i\u003e was exhibited again in an updated form at the 2018 Carnegie international. This book is the most comprehensive discussion of \u003ci\u003eRythm Mastr\u003c\/i\u003e to date, chronicling its genesis and developments, as well as offering a deep analysis of Marshall's motivations and aspirations when he started the series.","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":44613531893849,"sku":"PR1138347","price":152.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2551\/5502\/files\/image_TT6PPB626305.jpg?v=1788143086","url":"https:\/\/smartfox.co.nz\/products\/kerry-james-marshall-rythm-mastr","provider":"SmartfoxNZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}