(Easy Guitar). Easy guitar arrangements with notes and tab for 11 super folk/bluegrass tunes from this Grammy-winning Album of the Year. Includes: Angel Band * Big Rock Candy Mountain * Didnt Leave Nobody but the Baby * Down to the River to Pray * I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow * I Am Weary (Let Me Rest) * Ill Fly Away * In the Highways * In the Jailhouse Now * Keep on the Sunny Side * and You Are My Sunshine; plus photos from the film.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Lucid work with pertinent theoretical and material examplesBy Hugh JapeFrom the outset; I should warn the reader that I actually read this book in 2008. I was scooting past this title; on this site; the other day and noticed that there was no review so thought Id chip one in... I have given it another browse though; so my review should be somewhat accurate; if a little patchy.Mey begins by problematising the concept of obscenity; highlighting the distinct ways in which particular discourses enable obscenity to be conceptualised. Mey relates the concept of obscenity to taboo and pornography; suggesting that they occupy a similar space in cultural production and reception (whilst retaining some distinction between the concepts); but that this space is essentially fluid and necessarily rubs against art.After signalling the importance of taboo in the introductory chapter; Mey moves into a discussion of transgression; referring to the Vienna Action Group; Pierre Monlinier; Judy Chicago; and Yayoi Kasuma; among others. Freudian ideas about fetishism (via Laura Mulvey)emphasise the centrality of gender to the act of transgression. Unsurprisingly; the body features as a key concept in this chapter (which is probably an understatement as I think that all obscenity shares an intimate connection to the body).The theme of the body continues in the following chapter; which is about abjection. If the previous chapter was about pushing the body to its limits then this chapter is about the body pushed beyond its limits; to the point of corruption; of expulsion. Kristeva is featured heavily here; contextualised by Lacan; Butler and Foster. Lynda Nead also gets a mention; which seems quite appropriate; given her earlier work; which covered similar ground: The Female Nude: Art; Obscenity and Sexuality IG also recommend that title but probably wont give it a separate review; considering you can get a sufficient idea from the reviews that are currently displayed.The next chapter is about violent images. I found this to be a bit of a departure from the earlier chapters. Dont misunderstand me. Its a thoughtful and well researched piece. Its just that the following chapter addresses the corpse and seems to flow more naturally from the chapter on abjection. However; Bataille is used purposefully in both of these chapters and I accept the flow; as it stands; on that basis.At this juncture in the book; the author begins to address obscenity in more innovative ways. These chapters include one on anti-normative acts and one on camp/kitsch. In between these; there lies a chapter on the documentary tradition. I think this may have been better on the other side of kitsch; next to the chapter on Know Thyself. The stuff on antinormative acts and camp/kitsch could potentially be useful for someone wanting to think about how obscenity can be understood from the vantage point of queer theory.The last two chapters approach the question of obscenity in the digital age. This work is very pertinent. The first chapter concerns the use of digital technologies in art installations whereas the second focuses upon online art. Unfortunately for anyone whos reading this; relying on a consistent evaluation; I ran out of creative steam half way through this endeavour and so my review has become exceedingly superficial. With that in mind; I shall now say this:The text features reproductions of artists like Hans Bellmer; the Chapman Bros.; Andy Warhol; Damien Hirst; Robert Mapplethorpe; Pierre et Gilles; Jan Saudek; Sue Fox; Natacha Merritt; Annie Sprinkle and Amanda Coogan. The reproductions could be a little larger but they do serve their purpose insofar as they supplement the insightful thesis that Mey runs through.Mey presents a clear argument; well supported by references and a considered approach of the boundaries of art (paying some attention to literature and new media). This book should help the reader consider the boundaries between art; obscenity; pornography; highlighting the contingent character; and the overlapping aesthetics; of these categories. Recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. What the F%$ is ArtBy S. LivingstonNice review of both what is considered obscene and why and then an its relationship to art. Little repetitive; but over all pretty good. Could go into more depth about our fascination with obscenity; but overall good.