Description
Bodies play fascinating roles in contemporary art. This bold new book takes the reader on an engaging ride through a selection of sculpture, painting, photography and moving image art by renowned
artists from Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world, exploring:
– how bodies act as proxies for the artist’s past and imagined selves
– how super-real or just plain surreal identities can say things the artist can’t
– and how, in the age of cosmetic and genetic modification, altered bodies can represent dreamlike ideals and nightmarish projections.
Artists include… Louisa Afoa, James Barth, Sam Jinks,
Yuki Kihara, Sarah Lucas, Ron Mueck, Tony Oursler,
Michael Parek?whai, Patricia Piccinini, Francis
Upritchard, Ronnie van Hout, Ah Xian ... and more!
PUBLISHER:
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
AUTHOR:
Felicity Milburn
BIND:
Hardback
PAGES:
120
DIMENSIONS:
210 x 290 mm
artists from Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world, exploring:
– how bodies act as proxies for the artist’s past and imagined selves
– how super-real or just plain surreal identities can say things the artist can’t
– and how, in the age of cosmetic and genetic modification, altered bodies can represent dreamlike ideals and nightmarish projections.
Artists include… Louisa Afoa, James Barth, Sam Jinks,
Yuki Kihara, Sarah Lucas, Ron Mueck, Tony Oursler,
Michael Parek?whai, Patricia Piccinini, Francis
Upritchard, Ronnie van Hout, Ah Xian ... and more!
PUBLISHER:
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
AUTHOR:
Felicity Milburn
BIND:
Hardback
PAGES:
120
DIMENSIONS:
210 x 290 mm