Title & Author:

Spectacular bodies : the art and science of the human body from Leonardo to now / [curated by] Martin Kemp, Marina Wallace.

Publication:

London : Hayward Gallery ; Los Angeles : University of California Press, [2000]
©2000

Description:

232 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm

Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition of the same title held at Hayward Gallery, London, Oct. 2000-Jan. 14, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction : 'Know thyself' -- pt. 1. The divine machine -- 1. Men at work : the rituals of dissection-- 2. Waxing eloquent : anatomy and style -- 3. Artists and academies -- pt. 2. The house of the soul -- 4. Reading the signs -- 5. Mad and bad : addled and atavistic -- pt. 3. New bodies -- 6. Modernist absence and post-modern presences -- 7. New eyes -- John Isaacs -- Katharine Dowson -- Marc Quinn -- Beth B -- Christine Borland -- Gerhard Lang -- Tony Oursler -- Bill Viola.

Summary:

"Investigating the wonders of the human face and body, Spectacular Bodies: The Art and Science of the Human Body from Leonardo to Now comprises an array of treasures from the worlds of art and science. Works of art spanning five centuries are considered in an unexpected context, alongside ancient medical books and instruments, and detailed life-size anatomical wax models. Artworks include anatomical drawings by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Durer and Stubbs; a unique group of 17th- and 18th-century portraits of Dutch surgeons at work; and masterpieces by Rembrandt, Gericault, Courbet, Degas and Frith." "Photography, sculpture, video and installations by eight contemporary artists, including Christine Borland, Tony Oursler, Marc Quinn and Bill Viola, provide new perspectives on the subject. Focusing on a variety of issues raised by the historical material, the contemporary works provide alternative ways of thinking about our relationship with science and medicine." "Illustrated and with essays by Martin Kemp, Spectacular Bodies reveals a new way of seeing ourselves."--Jacket.

Resources:
Publisher description
Contributor biographical information

ISBN:

9781853322143 (pbk. ; Hayward)
1853322148 (pbk. ; Hayward)
9780520227927 (pbk. ; Univ. of Calif.)
0520227921 (pbk. ; Univ. of Calif.)

Subject:

Quinn, Marc, 1964-
Viola, Bill, 1951-
Oursler, Tony, 1957-
Borland, Christine, 1965-
Stubbs, George, 1724-1806.
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.
Leonardo da Vinci.
Hayward Gallery Exhibitions.
Hayward Gallery
Medicine and art England Catalogs.
Medicine and art England Exhibitions.
Anatomy, Artistic Catalogs.
Anatomy, Artistic Exhibitions.
Art, European Exhibitions.
Human figure in art Exhibitions.
Anatomy, Artistic.
Human beings in art Exhibitions.
Medicine in the Arts
Human Body
Médecine et art Angleterre Catalogues.
Médecine et art Angleterre Expositions.
Anatomie artistique Catalogues.
Anatomie artistique Expositions.
Art européen Expositions.
Corps humain dans l'art Expositions.
Anatomie artistique.
Corps humain dans l'art Technique Expositions.
Art, European
Human figure in art
Medicine and art
Beeldende kunsten.
Wetenschap.
Menselijk lichaam.
Functionele anatomie.
Visualisatie.
Corpo humano.
Anatomia.
Human body Exhibitions.
Medicine and art Exhibitions.
art corps humain science 16e s. 20e s. catalogue d'exposition.
anatomie humaine art science 16e s. 20e s. catalogue d'exposition.
art physionomie science 16e s. 20e s. catalogue d'exposition.
Artistic anatomy England London Exhibitions.
England

Form/genre:

Catalog
Exhibition
Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.
catalogs (documents)
exhibition catalogs.
Catalogs
Catalogues.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Kemp, Martin, curator.
Wallace, Marina, curator.
Hayward Gallery.

Art and science of the human body from Leonardo to now

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279035
Call No.: BIB 214865
Status: Available