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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Mirrormirror: The Reflective Surface in Contemporary Art

Mirrormirror: The Reflective Surface in Contemporary Art

Petry, Michael

Hardcover

Art Criticism & TheoryArt HistoryConceptual Art

Publisher Price: $65.00

ISBN10: 0500026203
ISBN13: 9780500026205
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: Feb 11 2025
Pages: 288
Weight: 3.75
Height: 1.20 Width: 9.40 Depth: 10.97
Language: English

From the art of Cindy Sherman to Anish Kapoor, from Yayoi Kusama to Tracey Emin, MirrorMirror presents an intriguing and gloriously illustrated global survey of reflective work by more than 150 artists across media, nationalities, genders, and locations.

A fascination with mirrors and reflective surfaces is a common theme among artists of the past. Michael Petry's thought-provoking introduction begins with Jan van Eyck's celebrated Arnolfini Portrait (1434), one of the first paintings to feature a significant mirror. Petry references key works by the great masters--from Diego Velázquez's The Rokeby Venus (1647-1651), to Édouard Manet's complex painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882), and Claude Cahun's Reflected Image in Mirror, Checked Jacket (1928), a seminal photograph for those whose gaze is often upon themselves.

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