David Trigg
Auteur van Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers
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The artworks are arranged not chronologically or by medium but by these connections. We see them curated by an idea or concept, such as the burning or censorship of books. So there is Marta Minujin's installation 'Parthenon of Books' sited in the very place where the Nazis burned books in 1933, along with Banned Book 3 by Liu Ye which references the Cultural Revolution with a girl reading, her face hidden, ready to spring away from a forbidden book.
Those of us who love books and reading as a stimulus for endless curiosity will find plenty of images which celebrate the pivotal role of books in disseminating knowledge and ideas. Books were crucial to the spread of Christianity and to the dissemination of information which brought us the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment. There is Laurent's portrait of 'Gutenberg, Inventor of the Printing Press' and 'Dewattines the Bookbinder' by Debaene Alphonse-Jules, and there are author portraits such as Émile Zola and a still life titled 'The Writer's Table: a Precarious Moment'. There are many portraits of women reading, ranging from those exhorting women to read 'improving books' such as Bibles and Psalters, to those reading scandalous novels and erotica.
To read the rest of my review please visit https://anzlitlovers.com/2022/03/08/reading-art-art-for-book-lovers-by-david-tri...… (meer)