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The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History James Hall
Publisher: Thames & Hudson

On the apogee of the genre in the 20th and 21st centuries, Reflections on the Self seeks to explore the history and evolution of the self-portrait. This wonderful survey has brilliant timing – but not nearly enough illustrations. The self-portrait has become the defining visual genre of our narcissistic culture. James Hall explores the phenomenon of the self-portrait. An exhibition celebrating the changing face of self-portraiture. That was then; now everyone with a smartphone takes a selfie. A review of James Hall's The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History. As one of the most enduring artistic traditions, portraiture reveals not only the faces but also the social and cultural histories of the past. The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History: Amazon.it: James Hall: Libri in altre lingue. The Self Portrait: a Cultural History (Thames & Hudson) is a broad cultural survey of the history of self-portraiture by the art historian and critic James Hall. In the Age of Selfies, a book about the history of self-portraiture in the fine arts would seem inevitable.