{"product_id":"oracles-artists-calling-cards","title":"Oracles: Artists' Calling Cards","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The soul is such an intangible thing, so often useless and sometimes so embarrassing, that its loss occasioned me slightly less emotion than if, while out for a walk, I had left behind my visiting card.” (Charles Baudelaire, The Generous Gambler)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnimated by 123 artists' business cards from painters, sculptors, photographers, architects, graphic designers, and art historians spanning the eighteenth century to the present day, this materially abundant book is the culmination of a monumental research project. Accompanied by an interactive platform on Patrick Frey's website\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it invites readers to explore the rich history and visual language of these ephemeral objects in greater depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than mere professional identifiers, these calling cards reveal how artists chose to present themselves to the world, offering insights into both their public personas and their distinctive modes of simply “being-in-the-world.” Several facsimile cards are loosely inserted throughout the volume, transforming it into a copious \"oracle\" that traces not only the graphic evolution of artists' calling cards but also, more broadly, the history of art itself, from Francesco Goya to Richard Prince.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metabooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54057206415699,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1068\/8898\/6963\/files\/Oracles.png?v=1782055024","url":"https:\/\/metabooks.art\/products\/oracles-artists-calling-cards","provider":"Metabooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}