{"product_id":"corpus-domini-francesca-alfano-miglietti-9788829713950","title":"Corpus Domini: From the Glorified Body to the Ruins of the Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the hyperreal to the fragmentary: the body in contemporary art \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thematic catalog contains more than 110 works by 34 international artists exploring new frontiers in depictions of the human body, exploring themes of life and death, youth and old age, work and migration, loss of balance and bodily life in the time and space of the present. From works by well-known hyperrealists such as Duane Hanson, John DeAndrea and Carole Feuerman, it proceeds to other types of narration where the body is evoked rather than represented. In works such as Christian Boltanski's \u003ci\u003ePrendre la Parole\u003c\/i\u003e (Speaking Up), Ibrahim Mahama's \u003ci\u003eJohn B B\u003c\/i\u003e, Chiharu Shiota's \u003ci\u003eOver the Continents\u003c\/i\u003e, Dayanita Singh's \u003ci\u003eSuitcase Museum\u003c\/i\u003e and Charles LeDray's \u003ci\u003eMens Suits\u003c\/i\u003e, the body seems to have vanished, leaving behind only traces. Fragments of the body and its mutation, and even the mutable conditions of society, are present in the works of Oscar Munoz, AES + F Group, Yael Bartana, Alfredo Jaar, Janine Antoni, Robert Gober, Marc Quinn, Andres Serrano, Robert Longo, Michel Rovner and Franko B.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francesca Alfano Miglietti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8829713953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788829713950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Marsilio Editori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.70h x 9.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Francesca Alfano Miglietti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058797277439,"sku":"9788829713950","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d95f3306-3da8-45c7-a49f-6971e5191a5c.jpg?v=1685054573","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/corpus-domini-francesca-alfano-miglietti-9788829713950","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}