Jenny Saville's "Propped" and Art History | AmorSciendi

This video is about Jenny Saville's self-portrait "Propped", but it's also about art history. It's about philosophy. It's about the role art plays in representation and cultural narratives. It's about a lot of stuff. Support me on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmorSciendi Special Thanks to Patron JRM Twitter @amorsciendi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmorSciendi/ Check out my second channel @shakespeareplaybyplay References for this video: References Clark, K., Clark, B., & D.C.)., N. gallery of art (Washington. (1972). The nude: A study in ideal form. Princeton University Press. de Beauvoir, S. (1997). The Second Sex. Random House. Grayson, C. (1972). Leon Battista Alberti: On painting and on sculpture. Irigaray, L. (1985). This Sex which is Not One. Cornell University Press. Janega, E. (2023). The once and future sex: Going medieval on women’s roles in society. W. W. Norton & Company. Kristeva, J. (2024). Powers of horror: An essay on abjection. Columbia University Press. Kuspit, D. (2011, December 1). Jenny Saville. Artforum. https://www.artforum.com/events/jenny-saville-4-195996/ Lennon, K. (n.d.). Feminist perspectives on the body. Retrieved May 12, 2024, from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminist-body/ Nead, L. (2002). The female nude: Art, obscenity and sexuality. Routledge. Risaliti, S. (Ed.). (2022). Jenny Saville. Silvana Editoriale. Saner, E. (2016, April 25). Jenny Saville: “I used to be anti-beauty.” The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/apr/25/jenny-saville-painter-artist-gagosian-gallery-london-interview-charles-saatchi-yba Sotheby’s. (n.d.). (#6) JENNY SAVILLE. Sothebys.Com. Retrieved May 12, 2024, from https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/history-of-now-collection-david-teiger-l18623/lot.6.html