Memento Mori in Contemporary Art: Theologies of Lament and Hope

By Taylor Worley

Book Overview

This book explores how four contemporary artists-Francis Bacon, Joseph Beuys, Robert Gober, and Damien Hirst-pursue the question of death through their fraught appropriations of Christian imagery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032083131
• ISBN13: 9781032083131
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"