{"product_id":"the-tower","title":"The Tower","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tower\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/xiaofuwang.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eXiaofu Wang\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNearest Truth Editions \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e11.25” x 11”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tower\u003c\/i\u003e is part ode, part record, and part speculation about one of Belgrade’s most important buildings, Genex Tower, a symbol of the city and one of the world’s most recognizable brutalist structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSince its completion in 1979, Genex Tower has borne witness to four decades of tumultuous history: from economic collapse, to war, the splintering of Yugoslavia, and the formation of modern-day Serbia. In the residential half of the building, hundreds of residents go about their day-to-day lives and quotidian dramas. Meanwhile, the commercial half, which was once the headquarters of the monolithic Yugoslav trading company Generaleksport (also the building’s namesake), remains caught in a liminal zone between decades and ideologies. Here, it is as if the clocks have stopped at various points which echo throughout the pages of The Tower: 1980, when the original furnishings still gleamed; 1997, when the top-floor restaurant served apple pie and local wine; and 2014, when the commercial side was emptied of both employees and furniture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSifting through the building’s debris, the photographs assemble a fragmentary portrait of Genex Tower. What emerges is a story of a building that once embodied a real historical alternative — a socialist modernity neither Soviet nor Western — and the aftermath of its unravelling. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tower\u003c\/i\u003e is the recipient of a silver medal in the 2025 German Photobook Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nearest Truth Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46392887771193,"sku":null,"price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9878\/5849\/files\/TheTowerXiaofuWangRealm1787758974894_original.jpg?v=1787768029","url":"https:\/\/www.realmbooks.co\/products\/the-tower","provider":"Realm Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}