Body Art
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 associations with ritual, theatricality, criminality and beauty; and their recent resurgence via the Modern Primitive movement and in the work of contemporary artists. More than 180 illustrations chronicle the diversity of body arts, from painting and scarification to footbinding, Russian prison tattoos, Harlem drag balls and the inked designs worn by celebrities such as Tupac Shakur and David Beckham. For everyone with any interest in the sub…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-500-20420-7
- EAN: 9780500204207
- Produktnummer: 15916045
- Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Masse: H15.0 cm x B21.1 cm x D1.4 cm 452 g
- Abbildungen: 43 Illustrations, black and white; 143 Illustrations, color
- Gewicht: 452
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
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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