Selfies

Taking her cue from self-portraits by women artists, Weil gives a playful twist to the concept of self-representation. Ranging from the 13th c. through the Renaissance to Frida Kahlo and Vivian Maier, each picture she describes acts as a portal to a significant moment from her own life, and sparks anecdotes tangentially touching on topical issues. Sylvie Weil gives a playful twist to the concept of self-representation: taking her cue from self-portraits by women artists, ranging from the 13th c. through the Renaissance to Frida Kahlo and Vivian Maier, Weil has written a memoir in pieces, where each picture acts as a portal to a significant moment from her own life and sparks anecdotes tangentially touching on topical issues: from the Palestinian question to the pain of a mother witnessing her son''s psychotic breakdown, to the subtle manifestations of anti-Semitism, to ageism, genetics, and a Jewish dog...

• | Author: Sylvie Weil, Ros Schwartz
• | Publisher: Les Fugitives
• | Publication Date: Jun 19, 2019
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781999331825
• | ISBN-10: 1999331826