The Sphinx Contemplating Napoleon: Global Perspectives on Contemporary Art and Difference

By Gilane Tawadros

Anchored in artistic practice, this vibrant collection of essays and writings spans a period from 1992-2017 and the work of leading artists such as Adel Abdessemed, Richard Avedon, Sonia Boyce, Frank Bowling, Omer Fast, Mona Hatoum, Susan Hiller, Alfredo Jaar, Glenn Ligon and Shen Yuan. A key figure in British and international art, Gilane Tawadros draws difference to the surface, recuperating it as a potentially radical frame through which to understand contemporary art and the everyday world. Playing with forms of writing, from critical analyses to fictional narratives, the book functions as a practice-based meditation on how to write about contemporary art.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501363336
• ISBN13: 9781501363337
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"