{"product_id":"heartways-the-exploits-of-genny-o-paperback","title":"Heartways: The Exploits of Genny O - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRita McBride\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eErin Cosgrove\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeartways\u003c\/i\u003e, a collaboration between the Whitney Museum of American Art, Printed Matter, Inc., and Arsenal Pulp Press through its ArsenalAdvance imprint, is a faux romance compilation that deconstructs art, -literature, sex, and desire in one fell swoop. Emulating a \"novel,\" each chapter is written by a different contributor, all of whom create romantic tableaux that simultaneously work within and outside literary conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeartways\u003c\/i\u003e is the turgid, winsome tale of Genny O, a youthful innocent who is fated to everlasting virginity. Despite all efforts to the contrary, each deflowering is her \"first time.\" With both drama and humor, we encounter Genny O as she tries to find what she is lacking in the arms of her artist object of desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeartways\u003c\/i\u003e is the brain child of internationally acclaimed artist Rita McBride. Rebellious in conceit and execution, it will take you down the road of love and romance to a place in your heart that you always knew was there. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is only the first of a planned four-volume series, each book steeped in a particular genre and making use of a collective structure. Forthcoming titles include \u003ci\u003eCrimeways\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFutureways\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMyways\u003c\/i\u003e and include more than 50 different contributions by artists, architects, writers, journalists, curators, and critics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include: John Baldessari, Erin Cosgrove, Douglas Coupland, Fabio, Michele Hierholzer, Rita McBride, Jennifer Nelson, Cate Rimmer, Joe Scanlan, Kimberly Sexton, Kathy Slade and Michael Turner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita McBride\u003c\/b\u003e is a renowned conceptual artist whose work ranges from architectural sculptures to unorthodox book projects. She was the recipient of the Rome Prize, the DAAD Berlin, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and was on a team shortlisted for the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRita is an artist living and working in Cologne and New York. Her projects vary greatly from unorthodox books to very large sculptures. She is currently planning a sixty-meter tall carbon structure entitled Mae West to be erected in 2006 on the Effnerplatz in Munich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 6.98 x 4.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460167286962,"sku":"9781551521602","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f65a7857564ac44fbed65de786f4d550.webp?v=1778912404","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/heartways-the-exploits-of-genny-o-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}