A withdrawn vision: art, realism and the scene of incest
(2004)
Journal Article
Kilby, J. (2004). A withdrawn vision: art, realism and the scene of incest. Journal for Cultural Research, 8(3), 317-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/1479758042000264966
Via a reading of incest survivor art, this essay explores the possibility of a political aesthetic based on the unrepresentability of trauma. Key to this essay is the idea that trauma cannot be redeemed by art and it is therefore necessary to develop... Read More about A withdrawn vision: art, realism and the scene of incest.