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The French artist Orlan is famous for performances during which her body is surgically altered. During her performances, viewers witness a material tampering with the realtionship between the face and individual identity, the original and the constructed, a historical critique of the association of art with beauty and the female body.

Carnal Art Orlans Refacing

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    A Paperback by C. Jill O`bryan

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      Publisher: MP - University Of Minnesota Press
      Publication Date: 1/15/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780816643233, 978-0816643233
      ISBN10: 0816643237

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      Book Synopsis

      The French artist Orlan is famous for performances during which her body is surgically altered. During her performances, viewers witness a material tampering with the realtionship between the face and individual identity, the original and the constructed, a historical critique of the association of art with beauty and the female body.

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