{"product_id":"alejandro-cartagena-ground-rules-9781597115728","title":"Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive survey of a prolific photographer who fearlessly charts the dreams and dystopias of Mexico today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGround Rules\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive, fully bilingual survey charting the career of the prolific photographer Alejandro Cartagena. Celebrated for his photobooks \u003ci\u003eCarpoolers\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eA Small Guide to Homeownership \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), Cartagena is known for his formally engaging and socially incisive images that span the politics of the US-Mexico border, suburban sprawl, and the increasing wealth disparities in North America. \u003ci\u003eGround Rules\u003c\/i\u003e deploys a diverse array of photographic formats, from documentary and collage to the appropriation of vernacular photographs and AI-generated imagery, all unified by Cartagena's commitment to addressing Mexico's most pressing social and environmental issues with humor and pathos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished to coincide with a mid-career solo exhibition at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, on view from November 2025 through May 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alejandro Cartagena\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aperture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597115728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCartagena, Alejandro:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAlejandro Cartagena \u003c\/b\u003e(born in 1977, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is an artist and editor whose projects employ landscape and portraiture to examine social, urban, and environmental issues. Cartagena's work has been exhibited internationally, including at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, where his mid-career survey, \u003ci\u003eGround Rules\u003c\/i\u003e, is presented in 2025; George Eastman Museum, Rochester, New York; Patricia Conde Galería, Mexico City; Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris; and Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona. His work is in the collections of museums including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Portland Art Museum, Oregon; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; George Eastman Museum; and Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBilbao, Tatiana:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eTatiana Bilbao\u003c\/b\u003e is a Mexico City-based architect and founder of Tatiana Bilbao Estudio.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnrigue, Álvaro:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eÁlvaro Enrigue\u003c\/b\u003e is a Mexican writer based in New York and an associate professor of romance languages and literatures at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alejandro Cartagena \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47659079893149,"sku":"9781597115728","price":88.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4ce16b38-87ea-456b-adf0-4050ad65311e.jpg?v=1771349814","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/alejandro-cartagena-ground-rules-9781597115728","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}