Andrea Buttner: Beggars
Buttner, Andrea and Anne Carson Christopher P. Heuer, Linda Nochlin
ISBN 10: 3960983433 ISBN 13: 9783960983439
Published by Koening Books, 2018
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German artist and 2017 Turner Prize nominee Andrea Büttner (born 1972) examines depictions of beggars in visual culture in this project about poverty, art history, theology and the politics of social benefits. Büttner presents a recent series of woodcuts, plus research conducted at the Warburg Institute, including a visual essay on the iconography of shepherds and kings in nativity scenes.
From the Back Cover: German artist and 2017 Turner Prize nominee Andrea Buttner examines depictions of beggars in visual culture in an artist's book about poverty, art history, theology, and the politics of social benefits. Buttner, whose work addresses notions of shame, vulnerability, and dignity, presents a recent series of woodcuts, as well research conducted at the Warburg Institute in London. including sixteenth-century vignettes from the Liber Vagatorum and a visual essay on the iconography of shepherds and kings in nativity scenes.
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Title: Andrea Buttner: Beggars
Publisher: Koening Books
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Soft cover