The Untold Story of Sculpture with Jo Baring
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Art historian Jo Baring discusses her book Totem, a story-led history of sculpture from prehistoric times to contemporary artists.
Jo Baring, art historian, curator and host of the Sculpting Lives podcast, presents her book Totem, an accessible, story-led exploration of sculpture across forty thousand years. She discusses works ranging from the prehistoric Lion Man figure and an ancient Mayan pyramid to Renaissance icons like Michelangelo's Pieta, and modern and contemporary artists including Giacometti, Hepworth, Moore, Brancusi, Bourgeois, Kusama and Gormley. The event takes place at Topping & Company Booksellers in Bath, with doors opening at 6.30pm ahead of the 7pm start.
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