Blood : art, power, politics, and pathology /
edited by James M. Bradburne ; with contributions by James Clifton [and others].
- 271 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour map, portraits (some colour) ; 31 cm
Published "on the occasion of the exhibition entitled: Blood, perspectives of art, power, politics and pathology held at the Museum für Angewandte Kunst and the Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main from November 11, 2001 - January 27, 2002" - T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface / Perspectives on Art, Power, Politics and Pathology / "My blood for thee" / Magia Sanguinis: Blood and magic in Classical antiquity / Bleeding Hearts, Bleeding Parts: Scarificial blood in Maya society / Sanguis Suavis: Blood between microcosm and macrocosm / A Fountain Filled with Blood: Representations of Christ's blood from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century / Blood: Sacrifice and redemption in Christian iconography / The Pump: Harvey and the circulation of the blood / Blood: The pure, clear, lovely, and amiable juice / "The predistination of our Habsburg dynasty": Habsburg marriage policies and the phenomenon of "pure blood" in European dynasties / The Blood of Tsars: The Romanovs and the Russian imperial house / Self-made Man: The shift from blood to genetics / "Blood is a most particular fluid": Blood as the object of scientific discovery and Romantic mystification / Transfusion, with Teeth / Blood-Transmitted Diseases / Reflections on Blood in Contemporary Art / The Culture of Violence and the Politics of Colorful Sweaters: Benetton's "World without Borders" / The World's Legacy is in Our Blood: A look at the first century of genetic research / James M. Bradburne and Max Hollein -- James M. Bradburne -- Christian Holtorf -- Mino Gabriele -- Giuseppe Orefici -- Valentina Conticelli -- James Clifton -- Miri Rubin -- Jonathan Miller -- Jonathan Miller -- Georg Kugler -- Stanislaw Dumin -- Jonathan Miller -- Annette Weber -- Kim Pelis -- Claudia Eberhard-Metzger -- Peter Weiermair -- Henry A. Giroux -- Joachim Pietzsch.
Contributions translated from German, Italian and Russian.