Sex Magic by Amy Hale
A unique body of work and a radical contribution to our understanding of magic, art, sexual enlightenment and female desire, this exquisitely illustrated book provides an introduction to Ithell Colquhoun's enigmatic series of paintings, drawings and poems: Diagrams of Love. Exploring Colquhoun's blend of alchemical, Kabbalistic and Tantric imagery and placed within the context of theories of sex magic extant in the occult subcultures of the early twentieth century, this beautiful little book of erotic art and poetry is one to treasure.
Dr Amy Hale is an Atlanta-based writer, curator, and critic, ethnographer and folklorist, speaking and writing about esoteric history, magic, art, culture, women and Cornwall. She writes and speaks on topics as diverse as psychogeography, Pagan religious tourism, colour theory, and politics in modern Paganism. Hale has written widely on the surrealist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, including Bonsoir (2022) and Sex Magic: Diagrams of Love (2024). As a gallery writer and essayist, she has contributed essays for Tate, Burlington Contemporary, The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Correspondences Journal, Camden Arts Centre, Art UK, Heavenly Records and Spike Island. She was an exhibition consultant on the major retrospective, Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849768801 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849768803 |
| Title | Sex Magic |
| Author | Amy Hale |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Tate Publishing |
| Year published | 2024-02-08 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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