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Otherworlds
Jon . Ed(S): Bird
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Description for Otherworlds
Paperback. Explores thematic connections in their work the female body, myth and fantasy, the decorative and situates them in the context of post-War American art and social movements, as well as feminist and cultural theory. Editor(s): Bird, Jon. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 780.
"Otherworlds" accompanied a major exhibition of the work of two American artists Nancy Spero and Kiki Smith at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK. They are both prominent artists, from different generations, whose figurative art addresses issues of the feminine across history and mythology. The book explores thematic connections in their work the female body, myth and fantasy, the decorative and situates them in the context of post-War American art and social movements, as well as feminist and cultural theory. Now in her mid-seventies, Nancy Spero is a respected feminist artist whose practice has greatly influenced a younger ... Read more
"Otherworlds" accompanied a major exhibition of the work of two American artists Nancy Spero and Kiki Smith at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK. They are both prominent artists, from different generations, whose figurative art addresses issues of the feminine across history and mythology. The book explores thematic connections in their work the female body, myth and fantasy, the decorative and situates them in the context of post-War American art and social movements, as well as feminist and cultural theory. Now in her mid-seventies, Nancy Spero is a respected feminist artist whose practice has greatly influenced a younger ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861891884
SKU
V9781861891884
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Ref
99-15
About Jon . Ed(S): Bird
Jon Bird is Professor of Art and Critical Theory at Middlesex University and the author of Leon Golub: Echoes of the Real (Reaktion Books, 2001).
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