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Beclouded Visions : Hiroshima-Nagasaki and the Art of Witness

Beclouded Visions : Hiroshima-Nagasaki and the Art of Witness

Beclouded Visions : Hiroshima-Nagasaki and the Art of Witness
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Beclouded Visions : Hiroshima-Nagasaki and the Art of Witness

by Maclear, Kyo

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Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1999. As New condition. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. 5.75" wide by 9" tall. Trade paperback. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrations. Chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's pictorial wraps. From the rear cover: "BECLOUDED VISIONS is an exploration of the many and varied ways in which atrocity has shaped the requirements of art, vision, and collective memory in the twentieth century. The atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki serve as a starting point, but what begins as a study of visual culture related to the atomic bombings soon generates questions that can be applied to multiple sites and practices of communal remembrance. Drawing on a diverse array of images -- ranging from military photographs to survivor paintings -- Maclear asks what it means to see such representations. What does it mean to put a face to horror? Does 'seeing everything' make us more humane? Is it possible to become inured to images of violence? She probes the nature of our fascination with images of horror, and she questions our attachment to pictorial realism and graphic memory. Placing philosophers such as Jacques Derrida, Walter Benjamin, and Theodore Adorno in the context of ongoing debates about history and memory, BECLOUDED VISIONS provides a refreshing perspective on art, remembrance, and mourning.". First Printing of the First Edition. Soft Cover. As New condition. xiv, 213pp..

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Title
Beclouded Visions : Hiroshima-Nagasaki and the Art of Witness
Author
Maclear, Kyo
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
New As New condition
Edition
First Printing of the First Edition
ISBN 10
0791440060
ISBN 13
9780791440063
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Place of Publication
Albany, New York
Date Published
1999
Bookseller catalogs
Sociology; Art / Fine Arts / Arts & Crafts; Philosophy;
Size
xiv, 213pp.

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