Totem

Jo Baring

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For forty thousand years, we have been carving and moulding, shaping and chiselling, feeling our way and sensing our place in the world through sculpture. In this accessible, story-led journey into the heart of sculpture, renowned art historian and curator Jo Baring explores creativity, memory and why we have been driven to make art in this medium since the very beginning of humanity. She examines sculptures from the pre-historic Lion Man figure found in a German cave to an ancient Mayan pyramid that conjures a serpent made of shadows and icons of the Italian Renaissance such as Michelangelo's devastating Pietà.

Author(s): Baring, Jo
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 10/09/2026
Pagination: 352 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Canongate
Published By: Canongate Books
Book Classification: History of art|Social & cultural history|Sculpture
Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 30
Weight: 561
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781837265237

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