{"product_id":"niko-pirosmani-black-light-9788793659667","title":"Niko Pirosmani: Black Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack light: a concise introduction to the beloved modernist and fabled painter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorgia's most famous artist, Niko Pirosmani (1862-1918) is a fabled figure in the story of early modernism. The painter, self-taught and penniless during his lifetime, was heralded posthumously for his \"naive\" style. Pirosmani's paintings are simple--blunt, colorful depictions of rustic scenes gleaming against black canvas backgrounds, extraordinary icons of glowing intensity.\u003cbr\u003eThis exhibition catalog showcases around 50 rarely seen Pirosmani masterpieces alongside a historical text on the artist written in 1926 by Kirill Zdanevich (who \"discovered\" Pirosmani); a fictional (but historically accurate) essay discussing Tbilisi as the Paris of Pirosmani's age by the Danish art historian and writer, Kaspar Thormod; an interview with the Georgian art historian Nana Kipiani and her artist husband Levan Chogoshvili by Swiss curator Daniel Baumann; and reflections on the artist by contemporary artists Thea Djordjadze, Mamma Andersson and Tal R.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Louisiana Museum of Modern Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788793659667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96","brand":"Niko Pirosmani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132994289845,"sku":"9788793659667","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_eb4ec324-a891-477c-aee0-870298806f3b.jpg?v=1695137383","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/niko-pirosmani-black-light-9788793659667","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}