Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination

by Suzanne Anker and Marina Warner

This catalog explores the psychological and social implications contained in the hybrid creatures and fantastic scenarios created by contemporary artists whose works will appear in the exhibition Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination, which opens at Nashville's Frist Center for the Visual Arts in February 2012. Curator Mark Scala's introductory essay focuses on anthropomorphism in the mythology, folklore, and art of many cultures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826518141
• ISBN13: 9780826518149
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 10.9"