{"product_id":"the-613-by-archie-rand","title":"The 613 by Archie Rand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eArtist Archie Rand creates a glorious reimagining of the 613 Jewish commandments using comic strips and pulp fiction jackets to capture each mitzvah. A gift for the eyes, this unique collage of images, ranging from Lox to superheroes, is not your Bubbe’s graphic novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchie Rand's career as an artist spans five decades and myriad themes and genres. Among his pioneering explorations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe 613\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is surely one of his most ambitious feats yet. Without any idea where the work would be exhibited, Rand began transforming each and every one of the 613 mitzvahs, or commandments, into its own breathtaking painting, a series that took five years to complete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach of the gorgeous and perplexing panels features a vibrant, unexpected image that brings forth the heart of its law and commands our eyes to linger. Rand is startling and original in his rich color choices, bold characters, and extraordinarily expressive approach. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edescribes the paintings as \"rendered in the style of comics and pulp fiction book jackets, a dash of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMad\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emagazine, a spoonful of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTales of the Crypt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, some grotesques, some superheroes, always action, emotion, drama.\" Whether grotesque or dramatic, each painting provokes a sense of wonder and self-reflection, making \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe 613\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a book to be visited time and time again. Perfect for readers of art, religion, or popular visual culture, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe 613\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emay be the most audacious and distinctive gift book of its kind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin-Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54129269276982,"sku":"9780399173769","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/6574\/2237\/files\/the-613-by-archie-rand-9780399173769-6728081.jpg?v=1781736066","url":"https:\/\/shoptheweitzman.org\/products\/the-613-by-archie-rand","provider":"The Weitzman Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}