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Author: Gill Perry
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Dimensions:
Width: 20.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 15.00cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9781780231808
ISBN 10: 1780231806
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 01 November 2013
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General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""Gill Perry's fascinating book considers what makes a house a home and why artists are repeatedly drawn to it as a motif. Chapters look at particular types of houses, from those that are haunted to beachside retreats and caravans. Rachel Whiteread's House (1993) and Michael Landy's Semi-Detached (2004) make appearances, and this well-illustrated volume goes on to include a wide range of art from around the globe."" -- ""Art Quarterly"" ""Perry has written a scholarly, readable, and timely survey of an important theme. This book reminds us of the capacity of art to deepen our understanding of a contested, contentious concept.""-- ""Art Newspaper"" ""A book that has readers demanding more is always praiseworthy, and Gil Perry's ability to read a work of art, and explain it accessibly, while still honouring the artist's often complex intentions, is both rare and valuable. For this alone Playing at Home is welcome.""-- ""Times Literary Supplement"""
Gill Perry's fascinating book considers what makes a house a home and why artists are repeatedly drawn to it as a motif. Chapters look at particular types of houses, from those that are haunted to beachside retreats and caravans. Rachel Whiteread's House (1993) and Michael Landy's Semi-Detached (2004) make appearances, and this well-illustrated volume goes on to include a wide range of art from around the globe. -- Art Quarterly Perry has written a scholarly, readable, and timely survey of an important theme. This book reminds us of the capacity of art to deepen our understanding of a contested, contentious concept. -- Art Newspaper A book that has readers demanding more is always praiseworthy, and Gil Perry's ability to read a work of art, and explain it accessibly, while still honouring the artist's often complex intentions, is both rare and valuable. For this alone Playing at Home is welcome. -- Times Literary Supplement
Gill Perry's fascinating book considers what makes a house a home and why artists are repeatedly drawn to it as a motif. Chapters look at particular types of houses, from those that are haunted to beachside retreats and caravans. Rachel Whiteread's House (1993) and Michael Landy's Semi-Detached (2004) make appearances, and this well-illustrated volume goes on to include a wide range of art from around the globe. --Art Quarterly Perry has written a scholarly, readable, and timely survey of an important theme. This book reminds us of the capacity of art to deepen our understanding of a contested, contentious concept. --Art Newspaper A book that has readers demanding more is always praiseworthy, and Gil Perry's ability to read a work of art, and explain it accessibly, while still honouring the artist's often complex intentions, is both rare and valuable. For this alone Playing at Home is welcome. --Times Literary Supplement
Author Information
Gill Perry is Professor of Art History at the Open University, UK. Her books include Women Artists and the Parisian Avant-Garde (1995), Spectacular Flirtations: Viewing the Actress in British Art and Theatre, 1768–1820 (2007) and Themes in Contemporary Art (editor, 2004).
