Publication

2006-03-17 - Oxford University Press, USA

Language

English

Word Count

42,000 words, Guess

Page Count

168 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006281358
  • LibraryThing838204
  • Goodreads176906

Classifications

  • LCCN6497

First Sentence

Think first of the use contemporary artists make of human bodies: hair teased into patterns that form Chinese characters, or woven into a rug, or plucked from the artist's body to be inserted into a diminutive waxwork rendition of the corpse of the artist's father; blood let drip from self-inflicted wounds onto canvas, or made into a self-portrait bust; marks made on drawings - or over crucifixes - by ejaculating over them; cosmetic surgery undergone as performance art; human ears grown in Petri dishes; a baby's corpse cooked and (apparently) eaten.

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Other Editions

  • Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Oxford University Press, USA2006-03-17

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