Body of Art (Record no. 46748)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780714869667
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 704.942 AAR
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Personal name Aaronson, Deborah
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Body of Art
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Phaidon Press Limited
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2015
Place of publication, distribution, etc London
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Body of Art is the first book to explore the various ways the human body has been both an inspiration and a medium for artists over hundreds of thousands of years. Unprecedented in its scope, it examines the many different manifestations of the body in art, from Anthony Gormley and Maya Lin sculptures to eight-armed Hindu gods and ancient Greek reliefs, from feminist graphics and Warhol's empty electric chair to the blue-tinted complexion of Singer Sargent's Madame X. It is the most expansive examination of the human body in art, spanning western and non-western, ancient to contemporary, representative to abstract and conceptual.<br/><br/>Over 400 artists are featured in chapters that explore identity, beauty, religion, absent body, sex and gender, power, body's limits, abject body and bodies & space. Works range from 11,000 BC hand stencils in Argentine caves to videos and performances by contemporary artists such as Marina Abramovic, Joan Jonas and Bruce Nauman... Its fresh, accessible and dynamic voice brings to life the thrilling diversity of both classical and contemporary art through the prism of the body. More than simply a book of representations, this is an original and thought provoking look at the human body across time, cultures and media.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human figure in art
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human beings in art
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nude in art
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human body-Pictorial works
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Fortenberry, Diane
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Personal name Morrill, Rebecca
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Koha item type Book
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