{"product_id":"tiki-pop","title":"Tiki Pop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDive into one of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emost colorful pop culture phenomena of mid-century America\u003c\/strong\u003e. In this handy edition gathering\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehundreds of images and ephemera\u003c\/strong\u003e, urban archaeologist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSven Kirsten\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes us on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea journey through Tiki history\u003c\/strong\u003e, from the first Pacific island exploration to Hollywood jungle fantasies and elaborate temples built to celebrate Tiki as the god of recreation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolynesian Pop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow Tiki became an American dream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUrban islands and bamboo hideaways set the stage for a pop culture phenomenon like no other. In mid-century America, the imaginative appeal of Tiki penetrated fashion, music, eating, drinking, and architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn handy \u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/books\/bibliotheca-universalis\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/books\/bibliotheca-universalis\/\"\u003eBibliotheca Universalis\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eformat, \u003cem\u003eTiki Pop\u003c\/em\u003e traces the development of Tiki as romantic vision and cultural appropriation. Follow Tiki from James Cook's first Pacific Island expeditions, through \u003cstrong\u003eGauguin's exotic paintings, Hollywood jungle fantasies, and elaborate temples\u003c\/strong\u003e erected to celebrate Tiki as the god of recreation. With hundreds of images, Tiki the pop icon unfolds \u003cstrong\u003efrom its earliest, enthusiastic beginnings to its spectacular downfall\u003c\/strong\u003e in the dawning awareness of the Western world’s colonial misdeeds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the culmination of the extensive research of \u003cstrong\u003eSven Kirsten, urban archaeologist, Tiki sage\u003c\/strong\u003e, and author of earlier TASCHEN investigations, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Tiki\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTiki Modern\u003c\/em\u003e, which first recovered the figure of Tiki from obscurity. In his widely lauded graphic style, Kirsten places venerable ancient godheads next to their Polynesian pop counterparts, movie posters next to matchboxes, comic strips next to Robinson Crusoe illustrations. The result is at once a visual feast, \u003cstrong\u003ea piece of cultural history, and a tribute to a very particular vision of paradise.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSven Kirsten\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a cinematographer and urban archaeologist. It was his love for visuals that inspired him to collect and photograph the remnants of the forgotten culture of Polynesian pop in America, leading him to identify the Tiki as its icon. As a hunter and gatherer of lost artifacts and ephemera of this phenomenon, he began to see the pattern of a unique art form, and decided to publish his findings in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook of Tiki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein September 2000. Four books later, the cult of Tiki has made a spectacular comeback.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eTiki Pop\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e5.5\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7.7\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e2.16 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e640 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-8154-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798095266093,"sku":"9783836581547","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_4f8cbf29-9b45-4766-b663-f715f3f83193.png?v=1773093629","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/tiki-pop","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}