Deborah Solomonrsquo;s definitive biography of Joseph Cornell; one of Americarsquo;s most moving and unusual twentieth-century artists; now reissued twenty years later with updated and extensively revised text Few artists ever led a stranger life than Joseph Cornell; the self-taught American genius prized for his enigmatic shadow boxes; who stands at the intersection of Surrealism; Abstract Expressionism; and Pop Art. Legends about Cornell aboundmdash;the shy hermit; the devoted family caretaker; the artistic innocentmdash;but never before has he been presented for what he was: a brilliant; relentlessly serious artist whose stature has now reached monumental proportions.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Inner Workings RevealedBy Alan B. CiccoWow; is all I can say! This book is an incredible work of research. This book takes you into the world of not only the martial art Penjak Silat but also into the workings of the Sufi religion of Malaysia as well as Malaysian culture and idiosyncracies. Farrer is not someone who examines it from the outside; he actually practices for many years the martial art with dozens of teachers in Malaysian and England gathering vast amounts of inner stories; techniques and philosophies of the teachers. He then combines his findings into a well laid out plan of how the art is taught and passed on from generation to generation.The Sufi religion can seem very complex and hidden from those outside but Farrer divulges the very unknown inner workings of the religion focusing on the Nasqbandhi branch of the Sufi Path. This Path is also made more complex by the interlinked teachings which combine with Silat to make a whole body; mind and spiritual tradition in the Malaysia.Farrer takes complete notes of his deep connection with multiple teachers examining their personal take on the religion; martial art; and spiritual traditions of Malaysian. Malaysia has a very complex system of spiritualism that many might think is only shamanistic/animistic/Pagan in origin but with the onset of Islam much of that became banned and a new form of mysticism came about and Farrer examines many traditions and approaches to practicing this indigenous belief system that later adapts much of Islam as is framework but retaining many "older" beliefs and magical practices.Even though I paid alot for this title; I actually believe it was worth it. There is literally not a single title that has been written on these subjects which have been combined into such a great solid well reseached read. If your interested in the world of Malaysian culture; martial arts; Islamic mysticism and Sufi tradition this book is the bible for it.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good BookBy JBCGood Book
