{"product_id":"man-ray-shapes-of-light-9788836661398","title":"Man Ray: Shapes of Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eMan Ray is a leading figure in 20th-century art history. This fully illustrated title showcases the biographical stages and career of this artist and accompanies an exhibition at Palazzo Reale in Milan from 24 September 2025 to 11 January 2026. Text in English and Italian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA visionary and multifaceted artist, Man Ray is a leading figure in 20th-century art history. Photographer, painter, draftsman, filmmaker, and object-maker defined by rare creative freedom, he turned every medium into a field of experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia in 1890, he soon immersed himself in New York’s avant-garde scene, where he met and formed a close bond with Marcel Duchamp, eventually joining him in Paris in 1921. There, he became a key player in the Dada, then Surrealist movements. He revolutionised photography, elevating it to a full-fledged art form, with iconic works like \u003cem\u003eLe Violon d’Ingres\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNoire et blanche\u003c\/em\u003e. The formal audacity and poetic visual language he brought to fashion photography continue to inspire creatives to this day. A tireless experimenter, he invented “rayographs”, rediscovered solarisation and as an avant-garde filmmaker he transformed the image into pure sensation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMan Ray embodies the free, transgressive, and elusive artist. His body of work, imbued with humour, strangeness, and eroticism, defies categorisation and celebrates the power of imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncludes texts by: Robert Rocca, Pierre-Yves Butzbach, Raffaella Perna.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eText in English and Italian. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9788836661398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Silvana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Milan, Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 28(H)x24(L)1630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 1630\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Pierre-Yves Butzbach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48781327794393,"sku":"9788836661398","price":92.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/61ZBJTpDuOL._SL1173_901939b9-659d-47cd-a63c-8d1ca0b96b81.jpg?v=1780589176","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/man-ray-shapes-of-light-9788836661398","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}