Magic Show demonstrates how artists adopt the perception-shifting tactics of theatrical magic to explore creative agency, the power of suggestion and the fragility of belief. This richly illustrated book contains essays on the intersections between art and magic by Jonathan Allen and Sally O'Reilly; texts on each of the 24 featured artists; new writing on the cultural history of magic by Simon During, Brigitte Felderer, Peter Lamont, Pierre Taillefer, Helen Varola and Marina Warner; a fold-out collation of texts and images ...
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Magic Show demonstrates how artists adopt the perception-shifting tactics of theatrical magic to explore creative agency, the power of suggestion and the fragility of belief. This richly illustrated book contains essays on the intersections between art and magic by Jonathan Allen and Sally O'Reilly; texts on each of the 24 featured artists; new writing on the cultural history of magic by Simon During, Brigitte Felderer, Peter Lamont, Pierre Taillefer, Helen Varola and Marina Warner; a fold-out collation of texts and images exploring the dynamics of magic, art and power; and an illustrated selection of props and offbeat ephemera from the world of theatrical magic. Among the featured artists are Zoe Beloff, Center for Tactical Magic, Jackie & Denise Chapwoman, Susan Hiller, Christian Jankowski, Juan Mu???oz and Bruce Nauman.
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