{"product_id":"amc2-issue-14-me-nu-ruben-lundgren-and-timothy-prus","title":"AMC2 Issue 14: Me Nu, Ruben Lundgren and Timothy Prus (Signed)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs it a book, is it a sculpture? No, it’s a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMe Nu\u003c\/em\u003e. This work by Ruben Lundgren and Timothy Prus has been produced to coincide with their exhibition “Anything that walks” held at the Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival, November 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike photography itself, a menu explores the nature of taste and style. Sweet, salty, sour, fatty and bitter are all found in this deranged menu. New and unexpected combinations of flavour unhinge the imagination. All the pictures relate to Chinese food culture and are vernacular in the sense they were not made as art, although the food most certainly was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe time span covered in this menu is the second half of the 20th century. Photographs from food science and agriculture rub shoulders with shots from cooking competitions, cookery books and family photo albums. The highs and especially the lows of Chinese food photography are considered in depth from the Great Wall of China made of spam to fridge advertising images where even the freezers are stuffed with delicacies. Never mind if you don’t own a restaurant,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMe Nu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a must for all lovers of food photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe source photos are from the Archive of Modern Conflict who crafted the piece in association with Galerie Ben Alors. It comes in its own bespoke menu holder with a complimentary set of toothpicks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMe Nu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econsists of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 hardcover menus\u003cbr\u003e1 softcover text menu\u003cbr\u003e1 menu holder\u003cbr\u003e37 c-prints\u003cbr\u003e4 offset prints\u003cbr\u003e2 original playing cards\u003cbr\u003e15 toothpicks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe Archive of Modern Conflict is an organisation dedicated to the collection and preservation of vernacular photographs, objects, artefacts, curiosities, and ephemera. Founded in 1991, the archive began as a collection of photographs relating to war and conflict but has since expanded its remit to become the vast and thematically diverse repository it is today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by Archive of Modern Conflict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFirst edition of 300 copies, signed and numbered\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 pages x 2 volumes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e229 x 322 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archive of Modern Conflict","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52704176111947,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/MeNu_Cover.webp?v=1760632473","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/da\/products\/amc2-issue-14-me-nu-ruben-lundgren-and-timothy-prus","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}