In 1992 W. J. T. Mitchell argued for a "pictorial turn" in the humanities; registering a renewed interest in and prevalence of pictures and images in what had been understood as an age of simulation; or an increasingly extensive and diverse visual culture. However; in what is often characterized as a society of the "spectacle" we still do not know exactly what pictures or images are; what their relation to language is; how they operate on observers and the world; how their history is to be understood; and what is to be done with or about them.In this seminal collection of essays; the first to be devoted to the "pictorial turn"; theorists from across the humanities and social sciences; representing the disciplines of art history; philosophy; geography; media studies; visual studies and anthropology; are brought together with a paleontologist and practising artists to consider amongst other things the relation between pictures and images; the power of landscape; the nature of political images; the status of images in the natural sciences; the "life" of images; and the pictorial uncanny. With these topics in mind; picture theory and iconology exceed in scope the objects of visual culture conventionally understood.This book was published as a special issue of Culture; Theory and Critique.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Great book for lovers of paper art.By perennialgardenerThis book will give you either hours of fun or hours of headaches; hopefully both. These are kind of slice-form models of famous buildings; that collapse. Extremely detailed models; plus so much detail about their construction that it is nearly overwhelming.WARNING - This book comes with a computer CD that contains all the patterns. If you buy it used; make SURE that the CD is still there or it will be just a coffee table book of nice pictures.This author is a paper fanatic; and a treasure to the art world. If you like paper art; or would like to try it; get this book; an Exacto knife and a huge supply of #11 #17 blades (great deals on !)and get busy.I decided to do the hardest model in the book; (they are arranged in order of difficulty); and it is going to take me a couple years to finish in my spare time. There are thousands of very tiny intricate cuts to make; specially on the windows.TIP - get the #17 Exacto blades to make the windows on the last model; and possible others as well. You can just punch them out instead of cutting with a pointed blade. Saves hours! If you are in paper art; you will know what I mean.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. OH MY GOD!By RayThis book is absolutely beyond amazing!You can see not only how much efforts did the author contribute to every single page but also the exceptional details presented in each page.I am in fact very surprised that this book only cost 15 dollars; I would willing to pay for this wonderful book for even 50 dollars.It does worth that much; or even beyond! If you love paper craft; this book is a must-have; even perfect for thanksgiving present or a Xmas gift!!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Worthwhile purchaseBy ZephyrFascinating book and totally worth the money. The authors work is painstakingly detailed. Although Im not likely to make the models in the book (as theyre pretty huge and would take a lot of cutting); the step by step instructions and patterns still serve as a great source of inspiration for designing and constructing my own models.