{"product_id":"mick-rooney-touching-mexico","title":"Mick Rooney: Touching Mexico","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMick Rooney \u0026amp; Paul Theroux\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHardcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22.54 x 1.78 x 26.99 cm | 112 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUnicorn Press | 2024 | 9781916846180\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book paints the story of a Western artist’s discovery of authentic Mexico, encapsulating a journey away from narrow observations of the country’s stereotypes - black and white films, cactus’, cartels, and the jumping bean - towards a greater understanding of its significance in the social and geopolitical landscape. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the emergence of Mexican muralism in the immediate wake of the country’s early 20th-century revolution to traditional customs that have survived and flourished amidst the country’s progress. Rooney draws his inspiration from a myriad of spaces and places, permanently recording their significance in a book that can only be described as having a touch of eternal Mexico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMick Rooney (b.1944) was elected Royal Academician in 1991 and in 2001 was elected to the Royal Society of Painters and Printmakers. He lives and works in London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47394596389122,"sku":"BK-UNI-MRTM-001-A","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_1361_f0c2b082-d952-4389-aa2f-1550a144d136.jpg?v=1775749339","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/mick-rooney-touching-mexico","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}