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johnirving[Editor's note: The following is a reprint of our 2005 interview with John Irving, whose new novel, Last Night in Twisted River, has just come out... Continue »
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Body: Exploring the Human Body in Western Art from 1862 to the Present

by Anthony Bond

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Publisher Comments:

This lavishly illustrated book concerns the body in western art from the nineteenth century to the present day, and features essays by contemporary art critics on questions related to this topic. As a provocative primer on developments in the various traditions and anti-traditions of figurative art, the book has a wealth of examples — from Courbet's naturalism to Gober's installations of disembodied legs. From the ghost-like figures in the paintings of Francis Bacon to today's performance art, this study traces links in a legacy which seems to be striving to eliminate all separation between renditions of the body and an artist's own corporeality.
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ISBN:
9780958720601
Subtitle:
Exploring the Human Body in Western Art from 1862 to the Present
Other:
Bond, Anthony
Author:
Bond, Anthony
Other:
Abramovic, Marina
Publisher:
Schwartz City
Location:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia :
Subject:
History - General
Subject:
Criticism
Subject:
Fine Arts
Subject:
Art, modern
Subject:
Exhibitions
Subject:
Human figure in art
Subject:
Nude in art
Subject:
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Subject:
Criticism - General
Subject:
History : General
Subject:
Criticism -- Theory.
Subject:
Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publication Date:
February 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
200
Dimensions:
1181x734x65 193
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