{"product_id":"the-art-of-gesture-by-andrew-benjamin-9781399529631","title":"The Art of Gesture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndrew Benjamin approaches the relationship between philosophy and art history through the concept of gesture. Critically engaging with Walter Benjamin, Aby Warburg, and Giorgio Agamben, by focusing on gesture he offers a novel philosophical intervention into the classical problem of 'meaning' in art, as well as addressing the new perspectives brought by political theology into art theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBenjamin uses gesture to function as the continual point of orientation, allowing works of art and their detail to be central. Original interpretations of Domenico Ghirlandaio, Rosso Fiorentino, and Piero della Francesca show how Christian political theology has an operative presence within the works of art examined. A key theme running through the book is the question of time in the work of art, alongside the question of how art history, and the representation of history in art, are to be understood philosophically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Gesture\u003c\/em\u003e delves deep into the philosophical underpinnings and interpretations of art, making it an essential read for those interested in the intersections of art and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933271277804,"sku":"9781399529631","price":630.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399529631-the-art-of-gesture.jpg?v=1783864352","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-art-of-gesture-by-andrew-benjamin-9781399529631","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}