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Transfixed by prehistory : an inquiry into modern art and time

by Maria Stavrinaki, Jane Marie Todd

This study examines how the 19th-century discovery of prehistory influenced modern art and its relationship with deep time. It analyses the intersection of geology, anthropology, and artistic practice to reconsider modernity through the lens of prehistoric origins.

Accession 21716 ISBN 9781942130659 Publisher Zone Books
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