{"product_id":"petrochemical-america-limited-edition-box-set","title":"Richard Misrach and Kate Orff: Petrochemical America Limited-Edition Box Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePetrochemical America \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an extensively researched guidebook to the way in which the petrochemical industry has permeated every facet of contemporary life.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMisrach’s image of a shopping cart abandoned in the middle of a vast parking lot subtly weaves together themes explored throughout the book. The plastic of the shopping cart is made of petroleum, as is the expanse of asphalt, which is petroleum in a sticky, black, viscous form. The haze enveloping the streetlamps calls to mind the pollutants hanging in the air throughout Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.” In Orff’s drawing, a modified version of a map of the region, the chemical names of pollutants and the logos of multination corporations cluster around an inky black ribbon signifying both Mississippi River and the contaminated state in which it finds itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cloth folio and box in this set were crafted by John DeMerritt Bookbinding in Emeryville, California. Each folio encompassing the book is stamped with an ironic reinterpretation of the classic image of evolution, which features increasingly erect species of humans. Here the spectrum of evolution ranges from a giant mammoth to the plastic shopping cart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42514098651270,"sku":"L0596","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/5399\/1302\/files\/Aperture-L0596-1_cc846fdc-6190-4ebb-82a2-9f0cba70d5b5.jpg?v=1763776021","url":"https:\/\/store.aperture.org\/products\/petrochemical-america-limited-edition-box-set","provider":"Aperture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}