{"product_id":"alexis-rockman-naples-course-of-empire-9783777447865","title":"Alexis Rockman: Naples: Course of Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexis Rockman's painting cycle \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaples\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e as a defining statement on the Anthropocene and the fate of coastal civilizations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith time itself as protagonist, this publication, dedicated exclusively to Alexis Rockman's Naples cycle, presents the entire development of the seven panoramic paintings in great detail. By connecting art history with pressing contemporary realities, climate science, and ecological collapse, the cycle paints a new picture of our civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than presenting history as linear progress, the cycle unfolds as recurrence: creation, eruption, collapse, and transformation repeating across vastly different scales of time. Alongside the paintings, the book presents Rockman's field drawings made with volcanic material gathered directly from Mount Vesuvius. These works function as both studies and relics: records of direct contact between image and geology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, they form a contemporary \u003ci\u003eCourse of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e--in this case, not a moral allegory but an ecological one--where civilization is revealed as a brief, combustible phase within a far larger planetary story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hirmer Verlag GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783777447865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.23h x 8.22w x 0.55d","brand":"Alexis Rockman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934077022389,"sku":"9783777447865","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/alexis-rockman-naples-course-of-empire-9783777447865","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}