Books by Ruth Barcan
“She thinks so far beyond the nude on the gallery wall. She’s thinking about it through the history of philosophy, in relation to the history of religion.” Read more...
The best books on Understanding the Nude
Annebella Pollen, Art Historians, Critics & Curator
Interviews where books by Ruth Barcan were recommended
The best books on Understanding the Nude, recommended by Annebella Pollen
Nudity is not the same as the nude. Nor is nudity the same as nudism, but they tend to overlap quite a lot in people’s minds. Annebella Pollen, an authority on the many varied forms of British nudism in the twentieth century shares key influences on her own research to help us unpack (or undress?) the idea of nudity in western culture, showing the many ways in which nakedness can be a form of dress.
