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In the first book devoted to representations of Jesus Christ in contemporary photography, Nathalie Dietschy presents a rich range of images from the 1980s to the present day. Works by acclaimed artists such as Andres Serrano, Catherine Opie, Wang Qingsong, Joan Fontcuberta, Vanessa Beecroft, David LaChapelle, Renee Cox, and Bettina Rheims offer fresh--and sometimes provocative--depictions of Christ, embodied by a woman, for example, or a person of color, addressing issues from race to sexuality to gender. Stunningly illustrated throughout,
The Figure of Christ in Contemporary Photography guides the reader through these alternative representations that often challenge and renew tradition, analyzing the complex social, political, and cultural issues that the photographs bring to light.
Info autore
Nathalie Dietschy is an art historian who works in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. She is coeditor of
Jésus en représentations and
Le Christ réenvisagé.
Saskia Brown has translated many books from French, including
Counterpoints: Dialogues between Music and the Visual Arts, also published by Reaktion Books.
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The first book devoted to representations of Jesus Christ in contemporary photography.
