Bound in the publisher's original cloth over boards, spine stamped in white. Top fore edge corners are bumped. Dust jacket has light wear at the extremities. Illustrated throughout with 92 full-page black-and-white plates. English language version. Edited by Peter Weiermair.
The watercolors, drawings and print portfolios presented in this publication are not only outstanding examples of their genre, but also an invaluable documentation of social mores and cultural history from the 17th century onwards. These works of erotic art from all over Europe are part of a major private collection built up over a period of many years. The main focus of this particular selection is on lesser known and rarely published material, open to a wide range of possible interpretation. In tracing the history of taboo, secrecy and prohibition, this book gives its readers access to material previously available only to scholars and specialists.
A collection of b&w & color photographs that reflects the current efforts of female photographers to deal with the image of the male body. Includes the work of Dianora Niccolini, Karin Rosenthal, Marsha Burns, Rosella Bellusci, Vera Hernandez Correa, Jaschi Klein, Ernestine Ruben, Sharon Stewart, Nan Goldin, others. 9 1/2" x 11".
Born in Paris in 1911, Louise Bourgeois is one of the great lone wolves of 20th-century art. The work of the sculptress, a resident of New York since 1938, has attracted a steadily growing circle of admirers in the U.S. since the 1970s. The strong interest in her work found its first major expression in the retrospective presented by the New York Museum of Modern Art in 1982. The work itself cannot be appraised from the detached standpoint of cultural evolution or art history, nor is it possible to associate it with any given group of artists (L. Lippard). It is the expression of radical, personal symbolism that at the same time breaks through the boundaries of the personal sphere in its objectification of fundamental feelings and psycho-physical states. This volume contains a series of essays by leading American art historians, who approach her work from a variety of different perspectives. It also includes a complete bibliography on Louise Bourgeois and her work.
Hrsg. v. Weiermair, Peter. Mit Texten u. a. v. Azoulay, Isabelle ; Bataille, Georges ; Döpp, Hans-Jürgen Zahlr. farb. Abb. 295 S.
