The Impossible Nude

by François Jullien

The undraped human form is ubiquitous in Western art and even appears in the art of India and Japan. Only in China, Fran ois Jullien argues, is the nude completely absent. In this enthralling extended essay, he explores the different conceptions of the human body that underlie this provocative disparity.

Contrasting nakedness (which implies a diminished state) with nudity (which represents a complete presence), Jullien explores the traditional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226415325
• ISBN13: 9780226415321
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"