Objects in This Mirror (Sternberg Press)

Description

The prolific art critic and writer Brian Dillon is back with his fifth book in as manyyears a collection of essays, most previously published in journals and periodicalsincluding Frieze, Art Forum, London Review of Books, and Cabinet, where heserves as UK editor. Objects in This Mirror presents a polemical defense of intellectualand cultural generalism and curiosity. The collection of essays rewardinglynavigates diverse subjects ranging from the writings of W. G. Sebald and RolandBarthes to the history of manuals for tying a cravat and the search for a cure to thecommon cold. Staying true to the idea of the essay as a self-aware but generousliterary and critical form, this book explores the variety of topics within therubric of art writing or criticism.