{"product_id":"brian-ullrich-the-centurion","title":"Brian Ullrich - The Centurion","description":"\u003cp\u003eFw:Books 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Centurion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is named after the moniker of the famed American Express Black Card, which was created in response to persistent rumors of its existence throughout the 1980s. This contemporary tale of the rendering of reality from urban myth is perhaps emblematic of a new Gilded Age – where illusion manifests itself as power through wealth. Brian Ulrich’s photographs examine the construction of desire and myth, and portray wealth as an aspiration, an enchantment, and a means to consolidate power. From store display windows where luxury objects function as precursors to screen culture, to hierarchical views of landscape and architecture, to direct, performative portraiture, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Centurion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e questions the social, economic, and psychological effects of a system that equates success with plutonomy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotography has a particular power to reveal what many are blind to, especially within the culture of privilege. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Centurion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shows how commerce and consumption fuel irrational desire, envy, and the pursuit of power, while also revealing the often frail mechanics of its construction, evident in the inherent loss of value of an expired credit card or the folly of a contemporary home built as architecture of defense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e24 x 29,5 cm | softcover | 164 pages | English \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 978-90-836127-5-1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Idea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55498883662151,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/7901\/1655\/files\/cent2.jpg?v=1792664971","url":"https:\/\/bildbandberlin.com\/products\/brian-ullrich-the-centurion","provider":"Bildband Berlin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}