Bodyscape : art, modernity, and the ideal figure /: art, modernity, and the ideal figure. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nicholas Mirzoeff.
• Other Names: Mirzoeff, Nicholas, 1962-
• Contents: 1. Bodyscapes. Body fragments versus universal forms. Blindness and insight. The canon of blindness -- 2. The Body Politic. The king's two bodies. The stone king: representing Louis XIV. Engendering the Classical. The king also dies. Republican body politics. Defying the body politic. After the body politic? In memoriam -- 3. Like a Virgin? Post-Revolutionary depression. Restoring art. From the Madonna to the harem. But is it Art? Coda: Madonnas on screen -- 4. Photography at the Heart of Darkness. Envisaging the Congo. Anthropology, eugenics and photography. The politics of cultural difference -- 5. Painting at the Heart of Whiteness. Graffiti, hip-hop and the art world. Race and modern art. Diaspora, wandering and representation -- Epilogue: From Terminator to Witness.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (203 pages)
• Subjects: 704.9/42; Art, Modern -- 20th century; Popular culture; Postmodernism; Art, Modern; Popular culture; Postmodernism; Iconografie; Menselijk lichaam; Beeldende kunsten; Kunst; Körper; Ästhetisches Ideal; Kunst; Modernitet; Menneskekroppen; Motiver (Bildekunst); Mennesket i kunsten; Menneskekroppen; Kunstteori; Art, Modern -- 20th century; Human Body; Art -- history; Beauty -- history
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781134859771; 1134859775
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.