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Product Identifiers
PublisherPhaidon Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100714847011
ISBN-139780714847016
eBay Product ID (ePID)57173909
Product Key Features
Book TitleArtist's Body
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory / General
Publication Year2006
GenreArt
AuthorTracey Warr
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight54.1 Oz
Item Length11.5 in
Item Width10 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Thought-provoking."--Art Monthly "Remarkably encyclopaedic... As thorough a primer in body-centered art as possible in one volume [Warr]... Interrelates works with wit and intelligence... It's a journey that is crucially informative and as stimulating for the reader as it is celebratory."--Contemporary "A fabulous book... You should go out and buy it immediately... Warr and Jones have succeeded in imposing some kind of sensible order on the unruly conjunction of art and the body... Richly illustrated with great graphics and a comprehensive collection of essays by key writers on the subject, The Artist's Body is a snip at the price and a must have for anyone interested in contemporary art."--Exhibit: A, "Thought-provoking."-- Art Monthly "Remarkably encyclopaedic... As thorough a primer in body-centered art as possible in one volume [Warr]... Interrelates works with wit and intelligence... It's a journey that is crucially informative and as stimulating for the reader as it is celebratory."-- Contemporary "A fabulous book... You should go out and buy it immediately... Warr and Jones have succeeded in imposing some kind of sensible order on the unruly conjunction of art and the body... Richly illustrated with great graphics and a comprehensive collection of essays by key writers on the subject, The Artist's Body is a snip at the price and a must have for anyone interested in contemporary art."-- Exhibit: A
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromEighth Grade
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisSubject and object of artists' work, the artist's body represents the state of contemporary art and makes a wider comment on the human condition. Bound or beaten, naked or painted, still or spasmodic: the artist lives his or her art publicly in performance or privately in video and photography; these records form the Works section. Amelia Jones's survey examines the most significant works in the context of social history and Tracey Warr's selection of documents combines writings by artists, critics and philosophers.
