{"product_id":"wake-up-pixoto-by-weng-pixin","title":"WAKE UP, PIXOTO! — by Weng Pixin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eText \u0026amp; illustrations: Weng Pixin\u003cbr\u003eEditor: Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eEnglish language\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rowSpacer\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e9781770467972\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFormat: Soft cover\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSize:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  8\u003cspan\u003e x 6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: \u003cspan\u003e248\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_text_column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn admonishment, a command, a mantra.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeng Pixin revisits herself at her most vulnerable, in her art school days. She tries on various identities trying to understand who she is. Is she a sexual libertine? A fine artist? A sensitive friend?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJust then\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein steps a charismatic art instructor who helps her see her true worth. She joins his tight-knit group of artistic seekers and begins her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e education. But…is something sinister lurking beneath the surface? Rivalries develop, friends disappear or are cast out, her instructor’s words take on a caustic edge. Pix becomes unmoored and less sure of herself than ever before and she begins to suspect she’s entered into a cult.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDream-like floral collages shift to more stripped-down, character-based cartooning. Weng’s bright colors and rubbery people persist as her writing becomes  more diaristic and detailed than her previous collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSweet Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet’s Not Talk Anymore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWake Up, Pixoto!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an interrogation into how groomers operate and how we can allow ourselves to be coerced into a world we DON’T want simply because we’re unsure of what we DO want. “Was I manipulated? Was I tricked?” The insidious thing is maybe we can never be certain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43900422750271,"sku":"uar1789771020783","price":15.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/4594\/2591\/files\/wake-up-pixoto-by-weng-pixin_1.jpg?v=1789771028","url":"https:\/\/openbackclad.shop\/products\/wake-up-pixoto-by-weng-pixin","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}