The first book to celebrate the beautiful and provocative ways artists have represented, scrutinized and utilized the body over centuries. Body of Art is the definitive art history book exploring how the human body has inspired and served as a medium for artists across cultures and millennia. This comprehensive art book examines the body in art from ancient Greek sculpture and Hindu religious art to contemporary works by Anthony Gormley, Maya Lin, and Andy Warhol. Featuring over 400 artists, it spans Western and non-Western traditions, from representational to abstract and conceptual approaches. Why we love this book: It's an unprecedented visual journey through art history that connects identity, beauty, religion, gender, power, and the human form across time periods and artistic movements. Perfect for art students, collectors, and anyone seeking to understand how artists have explored the body as both subject and medium. A must-have reference for understanding contemporary and classical art. Chapters explore identity, beauty, religion, the absent body, sex and gender, power, body's limits, the abject body, and bodies in space.