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The Body : Contemporary Canadian Art = Le corps : Art contemporain canadien

Hans-Michael Herzog, Peter Weiermair, Erhard V. Heidt

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Analysing the work of nine Canadian photographers, Herzog and Weiermair outline the conventional wisdom surrounding concepts of the body and explore various approaches to the use of photography in current art practice. Heidt demonstrates how notions of natural are socially and culturally determined. Biographical notes. 159 bibl. ref.

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Analysing the work of nine Canadian photographers, Herzog and Weiermair outline the conventional wisdom surrounding concepts of the body and explore various approaches to the use of photography in current art practice. Heidt demonstrates how notions of natural are socially and culturally determined. Biographical notes. 159 bibl. ref.

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Analysing the work of nine Canadian photographers, Herzog and Weiermair outline the conventional wisdom surrounding concepts of the body and explore various approaches to the use of photography in current art practice. Heidt demonstrates how notions of natural are socially and culturally determined. Biographical notes. 159 bibl. ref.

Key concepts: Photography, Art, Art history, Visual arts, Natural (archaeology), History, Archaeology

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