Albert & the Whale [electronic resource]
Philip Hoare2021
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A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
AN OBSERVER BEST ART BOOK OF 2021
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022
'This is a wonderful book. A lyrical journey into the natural and unnatural
world' Patti Smith
'Everything Philip Hoare writes is bewitching' Olivia Laing
An illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea
from the award-winning author of Leviathan.
Albrecht Dürer changed the way we saw nature through art. From his prints in
1498 of the plague ridden Apocalypse - the first works mass produced by any
artist - to his hyper-real images of animals and plants, his art was a
revelation: it showed us who we are but it also foresaw our future. It is a
vision that remains startlingly powerful and seductive, even now.
In Albert & the Whale, Philip Hoare sets out to discover why Dürer's art
endures. He encounters medieval alchemists and modernist poets, eccentric
emperors and queer soul rebels, ambassadorial whales and enigmatic pop...
Main title:
Albert & the Whale [electronic resource] / Philip Hoare
Author:
Philip Hoare, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins UK, 2021
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (253 MB, 09:12:48 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Paul Hilliar
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780008323318
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
437695
Electronic access:
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