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A collection of essays which offers a delightful range of views on the role of art in our psychic, social, and political lives. Contributors include Dorothy Allison, Alfred Kazin, Mary Gordon, Dave Hickey and more.
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Providing plenty of food for thought for artists and art lookers this anthology collects 15 illuminating essays on the visual experience. Contributions are from: Dorothy Allison, Jennifer Belle, John Berger, Arthur C. Danto, Mark Doty, Wendy Ewald, Lauri Fendrich, Mary Gordon, Dave Hickey, bell hooks, Alfred Kazin, Lucy R. Lippard, Jed Perl, Peter Schjeldahl, and August Wilson. The essays are reprinted from various publications where they first appeared, most in the 1990s, a couple in the 1980s. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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