Cart
Free US shipping over $10
Proud to be B-Corp

Things That Art Lochlann Jain

Click to look inside

Things That Art By Lochlann Jain

Things That Art by Lochlann Jain


$15.43
Condition - Good
Only 2 left

Summary

A show-and-tell book that questions the role that categories play in the way we think, hope, and create order in our minds and the world around us.

Faster Shipping

Get this product faster from our US warehouse

Things That Art Summary

Things That Art: A Graphic Menagerie of Enchanting Curiosity by Lochlann Jain

Lochlann Jain's debut non-fiction graphic novel, Things That Art, playfully interrogates the order of things. Toying with the relationship between words and images, Jain's whimsical compositions may seem straightforward. Upon closer inspection, however, the drawings reveal profound and startling paradoxes at the heart of how we make sense of the world. Commentaries by architect and theorist Maria McVarish, poet and naturalist Elizabeth Bradfield, musician and English Professor Drew Daniel, and the author offer further insight into the drawings in this collection. A captivating look at the fundamental absurdities of everyday communication, Things That Art jolts us toward new forms of collation and collaboration.

Things That Art Reviews

I found this book of juxtapositions, puns and wordplay very entertaining and rewarding to read, I also like the fun style of the drawing, which goes well with the serious matter of linguistics and concepts. -- Sara Boorman * NB Magazine, October 28,2019 *
This is a thinking person's book, or put more precisely, it draws readers into thinking deeply with its deceptively simple illustrations set side by side and up and down in masterfully designed sets... Things That Art stimulates the mind, the senses, the emotions. -- Alisse Waterston * Anthropology Now *

About Lochlann Jain

Lochlann Jain is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stanford University and a professor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at King's College London.

Table of Contents

Preface Various Things (Maria McVarish) Natural Collections (Elizabeth Bradfield) Things That What? (Drew Daniel) What Things Mean (Lochlann Jain)

Additional information

CIN1487570554G
9781487570552
1487570554
Things That Art: A Graphic Menagerie of Enchanting Curiosity by Lochlann Jain
Used - Good
Hardback
University of Toronto Press
20190927
128
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Things That Art