Bodyscape: Art, Modernity and the Ideal Figure

by Nicholas Mirzoeff

This book explores body images in visual culture, from revolutionary France to contemporary New York. It engages with artists' use of different kinds of body images in painting, sculpture, photography and film, and shows the centrality of the body in the work of artists from da Vinci to Manet.

Genres: Art

224 pages, Paperback

First published November 23, 1995

Reviews

[Rig Nvme · Rating 4 out of 5]

Se me hizo un poco bola, realmente le pondría un 3.5/5. Los dos primeros ensayos y la introducción me parecen buenísimos, pero creo que va decayendo.
No es el mejor Mirzoeff pero sigue siendo Mirzoeff y se nota

[Michael Farrell · Rating 3 out of 5]

i would have rated this higher but the basquiat chapter is basically rubbish