{"product_id":"man-ray","title":"Man Ray","description":"\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","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57492349616501,"sku":"9788836661398","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9788836661398.jpg?v=1786529186","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/man-ray","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}