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The Book of the Wind

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In The Book of the Wind Alessandro Nova has selected texts and images to create a history of the wind that illustrates his belief that the artistic representation of the invisible, the metaphorical...
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  • 15 March 2011
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In The Book of the Wind Alessandro Nova has selected texts and images to create a history of the wind that illustrates his belief that the artistic representation of the invisible, the metaphorical nature of the phenomenon, and the challenge that it presents for perception require increasing our inner world through an expansion of our perceptual horizon.

The wind - a natural phenomenon both salutary and injurious - has inspired myths, literary texts, and works of art in every era and place. The Book of the Wind offers a contemporary and original reflection on one of the most intriguing questions in art history - how can the immaterial be depicted?

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Price: $85.00
Pages: 224
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date: 15 March 2011
Trim Size: 11.75 X 9.50 in
ISBN: 9780773538337
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: ART / History / General
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"... whimsical, scholarly and original book ... In the modern world the winds remain a formidable power. They still destroy and create, bring drought and rain, life and death. Alessandro Nova, an Italian art historian, has set himself the intriguing project of writing a history of how these invisible forces have been represented in art... the pursuit of this art historical will-o'-the-wisp is enlightening, and accompanied by many beautiful illustrations." Martin Gayford, Spectator
Alessandro Nova is co-director of the Frankfurt Kunsthistorische Institute in Florence, Italy.