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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786956503321

Autore

Baker Steve <1953 April 29->

Titolo

Artist/Animal [[electronic resource] /] / Steve Baker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2013

ISBN

1-4529-4878-X

0-8166-8178-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Posthumanities ; ; 25

Classificazione

ART015110

Disciplina

704.9/432

Soggetti

Human-animal relationships in art

Animals - Social aspects

Art - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Animals have always been compelling subjects for artists, but the rise of animal advocacy and posthumanist thought has prompted a reconsideration of the relationship between artist and animal. In this book, Steve Baker examines the work of contemporary artists who directly confront questions of animal life, treating animals not for their aesthetic qualities or as symbols of the human condition but rather as beings who actively share the world with humanity.The concerns of the artists presented in this book-Sue Coe, Eduardo Kac, Lucy Kimbell, Catherine Chalmers, Olly and Suzi, An