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A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars
Pantheon
October 2012
On Sale: October 16, 2012
224 pages
ISBN: 0375424601
EAN: 9780375424601
Kindle: B007WKE2PU
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Non-Fiction
From the best-selling author of Sexual Personae and Break, Blow, Burn and one of our most acclaimed cultural critics, here is an enthralling journey through Western artβs defining moments, from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari to George Lucasβs volcano planet duel in Revenge of the Sith.
Americaβs premier intellectual provocateur returns to the subject that brought her fame, the great themes of Western art. Passionately argued, brilliantly written, and filled with Pagliaβs trademark audacity, Glittering Images takes us on a tour through more than two dozen seminal images, some famous and some obscure or unknownβpaintings, sculptures, architectural styles, performance pieces, and digital art that have defined and transformed our visual world. She combines close analysis with background information that situates each artist and image within its historical contextβfrom the stone idols of the Cyclades to an elegant French rococo interior to Jackson Pollockβs abstract Green Silver to RenΓ©e Coxβs daring performance piece Chillinβ with Liberty. And in a stunning conclusion, she declares that the avant-garde tradition is dead and that digital pioneer George Lucas is the worldβs greatest living artist. Written with energy, erudition, and wit, Glittering Images is destined to change the way we think about our high-tech visual environment
 Media BuzzOn Point - October 12, 2012
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