Paperback. This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition HYBRIDS Composite creatures from fables, myths and legends 9/6/2024 17/11/2024 in cultuurhuis / Art Centre de Warande, Turnhout Belgie/Belgium. Fantastic creatures from myths, sagas and legends are often hybrids, composed of different, often very varied animals. Frequently, they also appear to be a mixture of humans and animals. Such representations and descriptions of hybrid creatures occur in all cultures around the world and have existed since ancient times. This publication reads like a wondrous journey into a grand Wunderkammer. Text in English and Dutch. AUTHORS: Glenn Geerinck is curator at De Warande in Turnhout, Belgium. Tom Liekens is a contemporary painter and print maker, collector and curator, living and working in Belgium. SELLING POINTS: . 30,000 years of visual representation . A wondrous journey into myths, sagas, and legends . Vintage prints of mythological scenes . Including artists such as David Altmejd, Goya, J.J. Grandville, Leon Spilliaert, Nick Cave, Koen Vanmechelen, and Albrecht Duerer . Essays from Leen Huet and Frank Herreman . Includes masks and sculptures from Africa, Asia, and Oceania 95 colour illustrations Fantastic creatures from myths, sagas and legends are often hybrids, composed of different, often very varied animals. Frequently, they also appear to be a mixture of humans and animals step into a great Wunderkammer. Text in English and Dutch. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Hybrids (Paperback)
Publisher: Hopper & Fuchs
Publication Date: 2025
Language: Dutch
ISBN 10: 9464002441
ISBN 13: 9789464002447
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition HYBRIDS Composite creatures from fables, myths and legends from 9 June 2024 - 17 November 2024 in cultuurhuis / Art Centre de Warande, Turnhout - Belgi�/Belgium.

Fantastic creatures from myths, sagas and legends are often hybrids, composed of different, often very varied animals. Frequently, they also appear to be a mixture of humans and animals. Such representations and descriptions of hybrid creatures occur in all cultures around the world and have existed since ancient times. This publication reads like a wondrous journey into a grand Wunderkammer.

Text in English and Dutch.

About the Author

Glenn Geerinck is curator at De Warande in Turnhout, Belgium. Tom Liekens is a contemporary painter and print maker, collector and curator, living and working in Belgium.

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