Body Art

by Nicholas Thomas

Body art, practised across all world cultures and throughout history, is the most intimate art form, linking the self, the senses, and the social and political. In recent years, it has proliferated in an unprecedented way, borrowing motifs and practices from many different traditions. What is it that these new and borrowed body arts do, and what do they tell us about the global culture that we now inhabit? Nicholas Thomas explores these questions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500204209
• ISBN13: 9780500204207
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.6"