Light soil on rear cover. Front cover features the head and upper torso of Ingres' The Great Odalisque (1819). Accompanied by a report by Dan Hofstadter on the growing boom in Orientalist paintings as Middle Eastern billionaires bring home the art of Western artists formerly derided as imperialists, or even pornographers, in their depictiions of harems. Other articles exmine the pop art collection of Jane and Marc Nathanson in Los Angeles; Viennese eccentric modernist artist Hundertwasser;and the twilight lighting used by photographer Gregory Crewdson.
Title: October 2008 Issue: Orientalism:West Paints East
Location Published: Bill Besch
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Categories: Other
Seller ID: 503005028
Keywords: art. orientalism
