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Curve: The Female Nude Now

by Jane Harris

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"Curve offers a mixture of high art (painting, photography, sculpture) and fashion photography, by dozens of male and female artists, of various generations....If anything, the ambiguity is the bottom line here....Curve may mark multiple vista points in the winding road of undress, but thankfully, the journey doesn't end here." Glen Helfand, Salon.com (read the entire Salon.com review)

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Publisher Comments:

The female nude has been one of the most enduring themes in art. "Curve "surveys how artists over the course of the last ten years have been sculpting, photographing, and painting the female form. A wide range of work and styles is represented: from the work of John Currin and Lisa Yuskavage, whose inspiration ranges from Old Master painting to "Penthouse "magazine, respectively, to the sensual nudes of Jock Sturges's photographs to the brazen women who populate fine arts, photography, and fashion work. The sheer variety of the art presented will speak to a wide and diverse audience.

Review:

"The seductive, startling, and sometimes quirky images included in this survey of contemporary female nudes captivates the eye and stimulates the mind." Library Journal

Synopsis:

The female body is one of the most enduring themes in art and in this gorgeous volume, ones sees how contemporary artists are painting, photographing, and sculpting it now.
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About the Author

Jane Harris is a freelance writer and critic; her work has appeared in Artforum, Art in America, and Artnet.

Meghan Dailey is a freelance writer and critic whose work is regularly featured in Artforum, Time Out New York, Frieze, and Art Press.

Sarah Valdez is associate editor at ArtNews magazine; her work has appeared in Art in America, Time Out New York, and Artforum.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780789308719
Subtitle:
The Female Nude Now
Publisher:
Universe
Author:
Valdez, Sarah
Author:
Ebony, David
Author:
Dailey, Megan
Author:
Harris, Jane
Author:
Richard, Frances
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
History - General
Subject:
Nudes & Erotic
Subject:
Women in art
Subject:
Human figure in art
Subject:
Female nude in art
Subject:
General Photography
Subject:
History : General
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
1737-19
Publication Date:
20031115
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
300 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
10.2 x 8.5 x .7 in 1.8 lb
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Product details 224 pages Libri - English 9780789308719 Reviews:
"Review A Day" by , "Curve offers a mixture of high art (painting, photography, sculpture) and fashion photography, by dozens of male and female artists, of various generations....If anything, the ambiguity is the bottom line here....Curve may mark multiple vista points in the winding road of undress, but thankfully, the journey doesn't end here." (read the entire Salon.com review)
"Review" by , "The seductive, startling, and sometimes quirky images included in this survey of contemporary female nudes captivates the eye and stimulates the mind."
"Synopsis" by , The female body is one of the most enduring themes in art and in this gorgeous volume, ones sees how contemporary artists are painting, photographing, and sculpting it now.
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