Being Nude - The Skin of Images

Informationen zum Autor Jean-Luc Nancy, Federico Ferrari Klappentext 26 reflections on nude images from the history of Western art including Rembrandt, Goya, David Hockney and Nan Golden. The authors, both philosophers, develop an approach to the nude that involves shedding preconceived concepts and exposing ourselves to the fleeting sense that passes over the surface of the nude's skin and over the surface of the image. Zusammenfassung 26 reflections on nude images from the history of Western art including Rembrandt, Goya, David Hockney and Nan Golden. The authors, both philosophers, develop an approach to the nude that involves shedding preconceived concepts and exposing ourselves to the fleeting sense that passes over the surface of the nude’s skin and over the surface of the image.

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• Authors: Federico Ferrari, Jean-Luc Nancy, Jean-Luc Ferrari Nancy
• Assisted by: Carlie Anglemire (Translation), Anne O'Byrne (Translation)
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2014
• EAN: 9780823256211
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-5621-1
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Critical Studies in Italian Am
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works