{"product_id":"vian-sora-outerworlds-9781941753842","title":"Vian Sora: Outerworlds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHigh-powered and psychologically charged, Sora's prismatic abstractions convey the entwined ancient and modern histories of Iraq and the Western world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is a mid-career survey of the practice of Iraqi American painter Vian Sora (born 1976). This catalog highlights approximately 20 of Sora's major works, charting her artistic growth over a period of seven years (2016-23). Documenting Sora's first solo museum exhibition in the United States, \u003ci\u003eOuterworlds\u003c\/i\u003e tells how her multivalent paintings abstractly channel the tumultuous events of her life, ancient Mesopotamian history, Western art history and Iraq's diverse landscapes, including its deserts, rivers and archeological sites. This volume features text by exhibition co-curator Owen Duffy, an interview with the artist by exhibition co-curator Tyler Blackwell and an essay exploring art historical intersections within the artist's practice--along with new photography of the artist's vibrant, multicolored abstractions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book was published in conjunction with Speed Art Museum.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inventory Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941753842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96","brand":"Vian Sora","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474256986293,"sku":"9781941753842","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2d3f0d1b-b0a7-43a6-a771-74b5e21921c2.jpg?v=1754405445","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/vian-sora-outerworlds-9781941753842","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}