Picturing the Self: Changing Views of the Subject in Visual Culture

Doy, Gen

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Language: English

Published by I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd., London; New York, 2005

1850434131 / 9781850434139

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Condition: Fine, unread and excellent book, all pages excellent with no markings, no tears. Cover with minor shelf rubbings. Language: English. // Ideas of selfhood, from Descartes' theory of "I think therefore I am" to postmodern notions of the fragmented and de-centred self, have been crucial to the visual arts. Gen Doy explores this relationship, from Holbein's "Ambassadors" and the early modern period up to and beyond Marc Quinn's "Self" (Blood Head). Arguing that the importance of subjectivity for art goes far beyond self-portraits, she explores such topics as self-expression; the self, work and consumption; self-presentation; photography and the theatre of the self; the marginalized - beggars and asylum seekers - and "the real me". A wide range of artists, including Tracey Emin, Jeff Wall, Eugene Palmer and Karen Knorr, are discussed, as well as historical material from earlier periods. // 258 pages; format: 23,3 x 15,7 x 2,0 cm; Bookweight: 640 g.

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Title
Picturing the Self: Changing Views of the Subject in Visual Culture
Author
Doy, Gen
Publisher
I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd., London; New York
Publication year
2005
Condition
Fine
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
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1850434131
ISBN 13
9781850434139
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1st Edition
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Item weight
640 grams
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23.3 centimeters width by 15.7 centimeters height by 2 centimeters depth
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