Talking bodies : image, power, impact / edited by Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Bettina Richter ; texts, Bettina Richter [and seven others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Richter, Bettina, contributor, editor.

Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, editor, issuing body.

Standardized Title:

Talking bodies (Lars Müller Publishers)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human figure in art--Social aspects.

Human figure in art.

Human beings in art--Social aspects.

Human beings in art.

Photography of the human body.

Body image in art--Social aspects.

Body image in art.

Other (Philosophy) in art--Social aspects.

Other (Philosophy) in art.

Human body in mass media--Social aspects.

Human body in mass media.

Physical Description:

179 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Zürich : Lars Müller Publishers, [2024]

Summary:

"Talking Bodies examines different mechanisms of representation of the body in media cultures - from stereotypical forms of gender representation to the persistence of the regime of the white gaze and to self-staging on social media - and situates them in a cultural, historical, and sociological context. This publication brings together international posters from a wide range of categories and reveals continuities as well as changes and deviations in the depiction of the human body. Unsettling and even provocative poster compositions provide food for thought and inspire the discovery of new visual dialogues. Talking bodies strives to promote a critical reappraisal of media images of the body."-- Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction / Bettina Richter

Templates : body narratives in art / Bettina Richter

What do bodies say? Interpretations of the female* body in media culture / Paula-Irene Villa

When is a man a man? A brief cultural history of masculine representations of the body as reflected in the media / Florian Diener

Black bodyship entangled : between essentialism and constructivism / Marilyn Umurungi

Message to Max on the state of colonial matters and other news / Hans Fässler

The body, the gaze, and the creation of the extraordinary / Markus Dederich

Identification and illusion : body images on social media / Maria Schreiber

Diversity management : new perspectives or a thriving business? / Bettina Richter.

Notes:

"A publication of the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

On the occasion of the exhibition "Körperbilder im Plakat" held at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, November 3, 2023 - February 25, 2024.

ISBN:

9783037787342

3037787341

OCLC:

1400097558