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Body Art (World of Art)
Nicholas Thomas
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Description for Body Art (World of Art)
Paperback. Body art, practised across all world cultures and throughout history, is the most intimate art form, linking the self, the senses, and the social and political. In recent years, it has proliferated in an unprecedented way, borrowing motifs and practices from many different traditions. This book deals with this topic. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 208 pages, 186 illustrations, 143 in colour. BIC Classification: AFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
Body art, practised across all world cultures and throughout history, is the most intimate art form, linking the self, the senses, and the social and political. In recent years, it has proliferated in an unprecedented way, borrowing motifs and practices from many different traditions. What is it that these new and borrowed body arts do, and what do they tell us about the global culture that we now inhabit? Nicholas Thomas explores these questions and many more in this wide- ranging survey of body arts from prehistoric origins to the present. He illuminates their role in expressing cultural identity; their ... Read more
Body art, practised across all world cultures and throughout history, is the most intimate art form, linking the self, the senses, and the social and political. In recent years, it has proliferated in an unprecedented way, borrowing motifs and practices from many different traditions. What is it that these new and borrowed body arts do, and what do they tell us about the global culture that we now inhabit? Nicholas Thomas explores these questions and many more in this wide- ranging survey of body arts from prehistoric origins to the present. He illuminates their role in expressing cultural identity; their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Series
World of Art
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500204207
SKU
9780500204207
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About Nicholas Thomas
Nicholas Thomas is Professor of Historical Anthropology, University of Cambridge. Among his previous books are Oceanic Art in the World of Art series and Islanders: the Pacific in the Age of Empire, which won the Wolfson History Prize in 2010.
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