{"product_id":"forms-of-enchantment-9780500021460","title":"Forms of Enchantment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA series of enlightening perspectives on the art and visual culture of today’s world from one of our pre-eminent writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Heady, thought-provoking stuff here: the author has a knack of taking initially complex subjects and making them accessible and reachable' - Actual Size\u003cbr\u003e'What stands out in this work is the depth of [Warner’s] engagement: she does not simply look hard at each artist’s work but interrogates hard too. Her approach is more philosophical and psychological than art historical, and what draws her to her subjects is their storytelling' - RA Magazine\u003cbr\u003e'[These essays] offer a trove of insight and erudition, lightly worn as ever, and provide a vision of a new aesthetics that is refreshingly optimistic' - The Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword • I. Playing in the Dark • Paula Rego: Giving Fear a Face • Henry Fuseli: In the Passionate Playground • Janine Antoni: Hide \u0026amp; Seek • Richard Wentworth: Things That Talk • Kiki Smith: Wolf-Girl, Soul-Bird • II. Bodies of Sense • Hans Baldung Grien: A Fatal Bite • Louise  Bourgeois: Cut and Stitch • Zarina Bhimji: Customs of the Country • Helen Chadwick: The Wound of Difference • Tacita Dean: Footage • III. Spectral Technologies • Joan Jonas: Future Ghosts • Sigmar Polke: Stone Alchemy • Al \u0026amp; Al: Visions of the Honeycomb • Jumana Emil Abboud: Dreaming the Territory • Christian Thompson: Magical Aesthetics • IV. Iconoclashes • Hieronymus Bosch: Trumpery, or The Followers of the Haywain • Damien Hirst: Once a Catholic… • Felicity Powell: Marks of Shame, Signs of Grace • Frans Masereel: Naked in the City • Cristina Iglesias: Where Three Waters Meet • Julie Mehretu: The Third Space","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402747421015,"sku":"9780500021460","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500021460.jpg?v=1730481392","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/forms-of-enchantment-9780500021460","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}