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OverviewA unique exploration of self-portraits by two artists born nearly a century apart This beautifully illustrated book draws together for the first time the work of French artist Claude Cahun (1894-1954) and British contemporary artist Gillian Wearing (b. 1963). Although they were born almost a century apart, their work shares similar themes--gender, Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sarah Howgate , Dawn AdesPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Dimensions: Width: 20.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.219kg ISBN: 9780691176628ISBN 10: 0691176620 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 25 April 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews"""The presentation of these related bodies of work—and the hints and clues they offer about divergent ways of approaching the question of identity—provides a unique platform for a thoughtful and eloquent contemporary artist to delve deeply into what she has learned from the study of an esteemed predecessor.""—Shelley Rice, editor of Inverted Odysseys: Claude Cahun, Maya Deren, Cindy Sherman" The presentation of these related bodies of work-and the hints and clues they offer about divergent ways of approaching the question of identity-provides a unique platform for a thoughtful and eloquent contemporary artist to delve deeply into what she has learned from the study of an esteemed predecessor. -Shelley Rice, editor of Inverted Odysseys: Claude Cahun, Maya Deren, Cindy Sherman Author InformationSarah Howgate is senior curator of contemporary portraits at the National Portrait Gallery, London. She is the coauthor of Lucian Freund Portraits, 21st-Century Portraits and The Portrait Now. Dawn Ades is professor emerita of art history at the University of Essex and the author of Art in Latin America: The Modern Era, 1820-1980, among many other books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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