{"product_id":"the-francis-effect-9781646051700","title":"The Francis Effect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Francis Effect was about proposing something completely absurd, as absurd as borders are. If Immigrant Movement was for the thousands of people who went there, The The Francis Effect was just for one person, the pope. But the more people that participated, the more personal it became.\" -Tania Bruguera\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStemming from a performance that originated at the Guggenheim Museum, \u003cem\u003eThe Francis Effect\u003c\/em\u003e explores Tania Bruguera's work as an artist, activist, and Cuban immigrant to the US engaging the tension between art's pragmatic, activist, and aesthetic possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe performance of The Francis Effect follows the guise of a political campaign, aiming to request that the Pope grant Vatican City citizenship to all immigrants and refugees. As a conversational, collaborative project, the resulting book mirrors Bruguera's artistic practice with essays and conversations from the the curators and Bruguera. In addition, the book-project is embiggened by socially-engaged commissioned essays from art historian Our Literal Speed, sociologist Saskia Sassen, and historian Nicolas Terpstra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking interdisciplinary discussion of borders, Pangaea, sociology, and religious studies, The Francis effect offers art as a vehicle for social change, placing this work in the context of its creative and critical reception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646051700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.35w x 0.32d","brand":"Noah Simblist, Tania Bruguera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42183740522677,"sku":"9781646051700","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b2c7e37a-7ad4-4543-8582-5e9e3fc66272.jpg?v=1654570417","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-francis-effect-9781646051700","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}