Pulse: Art, Healing and Transformation

by Sander L. Gilman and Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw

Examining the complex relationship between art and therapy, Pulse takes as its starting point the seminal work of Joseph Beuys and Lygia Clark, whose respective artistic practices promoted curative effects. From these pioneers spawns a generation of contemporary artists who consider art as sites for restorative activity: Gretchen Bender and Bill T. Jones, Tania Bruguera, Cai Guo-Qiang, Felix Gonzelez-Torres, Irene and Christine Hohenbuchler, Leonilson,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 388243922X
• ISBN13: 9783882439229
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Steidl
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.7" x 10.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher