Animal Within, the: Creatures In (and Outside)
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Author: Ammer, Manuela
Within the visual arts, animals – as pets, in zoos or farms, or as stuffed animals – have evoked an array of thematic matter: sex, hunger and affection; family and gender relations; socialisation and domestication; and the enduring impact of colonial history. Aided by numerous critical essays, this title explores the popular appeal of animals in art to interrogate structures of violence and domination.As a motif, the animal serves as a powerful starting point for arriving at a materialist understanding of art and life, and not merely in a figurative sense – bones, skins, hides and feathers prominently feature in these artworks.Artists include: Hans Arp, Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys, Mike Kelley, Maria Lassnig, Ulrike Müller, Bruce Nauman, Nam June Paik, Mel Ramos, Dieter Roth, Niki de Saint Phalle and Carolee Schneemann.
ISBN 9783753303239. Walther König, Köln. pb. 363 pages. 220 colour ills. 29.8 x 21.6 cm.
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Within the visual arts, animals – as pets, in zoos or farms, or as stuffed animals – have evoked an array of thematic matter: sex, hunger and affection; family and gender relations; socialisation and domestication; and the enduring impact of colonial history. Aided by numerous critical essays, this title explores the popular appeal of animals in art to interrogate structures of violence and domination.As a motif, the animal serves as a powerful starting point for arriving at a materialist understanding of art and life, and not merely in a figurative sense – bones, skins, hides and feathers prominently feature in these artworks.Artists include: Hans Arp, Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys, Mike Kelley, Maria Lassnig, Ulrike Müller, Bruce Nauman, Nam June Paik, Mel Ramos, Dieter Roth, Niki de Saint Phalle and Carolee Schneemann.
ISBN 9783753303239. Walther König, Köln. pb. 363 pages. 220 colour ills. 29.8 x 21.6 cm.
available