{"product_id":"wake-up-pixoto-9781770467972","title":"Wake Up, Pixoto!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn admonishment, a command, a mantra\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeng Pixin revisits herself at her most vulnerable, in her art school days. She tries on various identities trying to understand who she is. Is she a sexual libertine? A fine artist? A sensitive friend? Just then, in steps a charismatic art instructor who helps her see her true worth. She joins his tight-knit group of artistic seekers and begins her real education. But...is something sinister lurking beneath the surface? Rivalries develop, friends disappear or are cast out, her instructor's words take on a caustic edge. Pix becomes unmoored and less sure of herself than ever before and she begins to suspect she's entered into a cult. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDream-like floral collages shift to more stripped-down, character-based cartooning. Weng's bright colors and rubbery people persist as her writing becomes more diaristic and detailed than her previous collections \u003ci\u003eSweet Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet's Not Talk Anymore.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWake Up, Pixoto!\u003c\/i\u003e is an interrogation into how groomers operate and how we can allow ourselves to be coerced into a world we DON'T want simply because we're unsure of what we DO want. \"Was I manipulated? Was I tricked?\" The insidious thing is maybe we can never be certain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770467972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.00h x 8.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Weng Pixin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45351358726325,"sku":"9781770467972","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_60b177df-c556-4ac2-a8c7-b5450941ef47.jpg?v=1746541200","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wake-up-pixoto-9781770467972","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}