Tag: Art history
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The Lonely City
Review: In selecting this book I am guilty of a logical fallacy, something akin to the gambler’s fallacy. The gamblers fallacy is esentially, I flipped this coin before and it came up heads twice, so there’s gotta be a third head up next. Or alternatively I flipped this coin before and it came up heads… Read more
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Gene Bilbrew Revealed
Review: This was a well researched and well written biography of a fetish art pioneer. I wasn’t expecting this to be as good as it turned out to be so I’m doubly glad that I read it. First of all let me say that I have been and continue to be a fetish art enthusiast,… Read more
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Studies in the History of the Renaissance
Review: I have had this one on my to-read list for almost a year now and I’m glad I finally got around to reading it. I’m interested in the 19th century Decadent Movement and this is considered one of its seminal works so it was an important read. Walter Pater was an essayist, scholar, and… Read more
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The Story of Art
Review: Well. Was not expecting this to be a book that I couldn’t put down, but it ended up that way. Actually I had read some reviews that said that very thing, that readers could not put it down but I figured well reviews are sketchy these days so let’s hope this won’t be too… Read more