The Body in Contemporary Art
$39.00
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2025
Summary
The Body Electric: A Contemporary Art Exploration
A thorough international survey of the body’s role in contemporary art, fully revised and updated.
The Body in Contemporary Art presents an international survey of art made since 2000 that takes the body as its focus. Examining such areas as nature and technology, identity politics and the grotesque, writer and critic Sally O’Reilly traces the body’s movement from a subject to a live medium of art, a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500205044 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0500205043 |
| Series: | World of Art |
| Author: | Sally O’Reilly |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 150mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘O’Reilly’s plain language and the simple structure of the book make it authoritative’ - The Art Newspaper
About The Author
Sally O’Reilly
Sally O’Reilly writes for performance, print and video, and is a regular contributor to various art magazines including Art Monthly, frieze, Art Review and Time Out. She has written numerous catalogue essays for international museums and galleries, and was Writer in Residence at the Whitechapel Art Gallery (2010–11) and Modern Art Oxford (2016). O’Reilly has also curated and produced a number of performance events, both independently and as one of the founders of Brown Mountain College of the Performing Arts.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.