{"product_id":"matthew-beck-event-9780999365540","title":"Matthew Beck: Event","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA cultural history of the sublime first image of a black hole, in photographs and documents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Peering into Light's Graveyard: The First Image of the Black Hole,\" read the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' April 11 cover story. The headline, like many others that day, was accompanied by an image of a glowing celestial ring framed by infinite blackness: the first image of a black hole. In his first book, New York photographer Matthew Beck (born 1986) focuses on the unveiling of this previously unseeable image by following it into the depths of the New York City subway. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book suggests the notion that the cosmos is not something to simply be observed from our vantage point as humans, but more a system that we are intrinsically a part of; and the true nature of the black hole seems to be as elusive as the answer to humanity's most pressing question of \"why.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e J \u0026amp; L Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999365540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 10.70w x 0.50d","brand":"Matthew Beck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36647299645596,"sku":"9780999365540","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a7f14a9e-a030-4223-b4bf-74df6d165609.jpg?v=1603866682","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/matthew-beck-event-9780999365540","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}