Andrea Buttner: Beggars

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Author: Buttner, AndreaGerman artist and 2017 Turner Prize nominee Andrea Buttner (born 1972) examines depictions of beggars in visual culture in this project about poverty, art hi story, theology and the politics of social benefits. Buttner presents a recent series of woodcuts, plus research conducted at the Warburg Institute, including a visual essay on the iconography of shepherds and kings in nativity scenes.ISBN 9783960983439. Walther Koenig. pb. 308 pages. 129 colour, 45 b/w ills. 17.1 x 24.1 cm.available to order Show more