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Conchophilia

Shells, Art, and Curiosity in Early Modern Europe

By: Marisa Anne Bass,Anne Goldgar,Hanneke Grootenboer,Stephanie S. Dickey,Claudia Swan,Anna Grasskamp,Róisín Watson

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Conchophilia

Shells, Art, and Curiosity in Early Modern Europe

By: Marisa Anne Bass,Anne Goldgar,Hanneke Grootenboer,Stephanie S. Dickey,Claudia Swan,Anna Grasskamp,Róisín Watson

A history of shells in early modern Europe, and their rich cultural and artistic significance"--

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Princeton University Press

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0691215766

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MIRIAM CAHN

I AS HUMAN

By: Marta Dziewanska,Kathleen Bühler,Adam Szymczyk,Éric de Chassey,Paul B. Preciado,Élisabeth Lebovici,Anna Ara,Fernando López Garcia,Rita Segato,Natalia Sielewicz,Jakub Momro

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MIRIAM CAHN

I AS HUMAN

By: Marta Dziewanska,Kathleen Bühler,Adam Szymczyk,Éric de Chassey,Paul B. Preciado,Élisabeth Lebovici,Anna Ara,Fernando López Garcia,Rita Segato,Natalia Sielewicz,Jakub Momro

A rebel and feminist, the Switzerland-born Miriam Cahn is one of the major artists of her generation. Widely known for her drawings and paintings, she also experiments with photography, moving images, sculptures, and performance art. Cahn’s diverse body of work is disturbing and dreamlike, filled with striking human figures pulsing with an energy both passionate and violent. These pieces, along with Cahn’s reflections on artistic expression, have always responded to her contemporary moment. In the 1980s, her work addressed the feminist, peace, and environmental movements, while the work she produced in the 1990s and early 2000s contains allusions to the war in the former Yugoslavia, the conflict in the Middle East, and the September 11 terrorist attacks. Her recent production tackles ever-evolving political conflicts, engaging with the European refugee crisis and the “#metoo” movement. Miriam Cahn: I as Human examines different facets of the artist’s prolific and troubling oeuvre, featuring contributions from art historians, critics, and philosophers including Kathleen Bühler, Paul B. Preciado, Elisabeth Lebovici, Adam Szymczyk, Natalia Sielewicz and .

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Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw

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8364177699

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9788364177699

Conchophilia

Shells, Art, and Curiosity in Early Modern Europe

By: Marisa Anne Bass,Anne Goldgar,Hanneke Grootenboer,Claudia Swan

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Conchophilia

Shells, Art, and Curiosity in Early Modern Europe

By: Marisa Anne Bass,Anne Goldgar,Hanneke Grootenboer,Claudia Swan

A captivating historical look at the cultural and artistic significance of shells in early modern Europe Among nature’s most artful creations, shells have long inspired the curiosity and passion of artisans, artists, collectors, and thinkers. Conchophilia delves into the intimate relationship between shells and people, offering an unprecedented account of the early modern era, when the influx of exotic shells to Europe fueled their study and representation as never before. From elaborate nautilus cups and shell-encrusted grottoes to delicate miniatures, this richly illustrated book reveals how the love of shells intersected not only with the rise of natural history and global trade but also with philosophical inquiry, issues of race and gender, and the ascent of art-historical connoisseurship. Shells circulated at the nexus of commerce and intellectual pursuit, suggesting new ways of thinking about relationships between Europe and the rest of the world. The authors focus on northern Europe, where the interest and trade in shells had its greatest impact on the visual arts. They consider how shells were perceived as exotic objects, the role of shells in courtly collections, their place in still-life tableaus, and the connections between their forms and those of the human body. They examine how artists gilded, carved, etched, and inked shells to evoke the permeable boundary between art and nature. These interactions with shells shaped the ways that early modern individuals perceived their relation to the natural world, and their endeavors in art and the acquisition of knowledge. Spanning painting and print to architecture and the decorative arts, Conchophilia uncovers the fascinating ways that shells were circulated, depicted, collected, and valued during a time of remarkable global change.

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0691220247

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