The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art
This volume analyzes the representation of disabled and disfigured bodies in contemporary art and its various contexts, from art history to photography to medical displays to the nineteenth- and twentieth-century freak show.
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The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art
The Disabled Body in Contemporary Art Copyright © Ann Millett-Gallant, 2010. All rights reserved. First published in 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States – a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-0-230-10406-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Millett-Gallant, Ann, 1975– The disabled body in contemporary art / Ann Millett-Gallant. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-230-10406-8 (alk. paper) 1. People with disabilities in art. 2. Art, Modern—20th century—Themes, motives. 3. Art, Modern—21st century—Themes, motives. 4. Art and society—History—20th century. 5. Art and society—History—21st century. I. Title. N8236.P4M55 2010 704.9'42—dc22 2009050872 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by MPS Limited, A Macmillan Company First edition: August 2010 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America.
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List of Figures
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction: Enabling the Image
1
1 Disarming Venus
25
2 Sculpting Body Ideals
51
3 Performing Amputation
83
4 Exceeding the Frame
113
Conclusion: Staring Back and Forth
141
Notes
145
Selected Bibliography
163
Index
173
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