Jo Baring TOTEM

Totem

In this accessible, story-led journey into the heart of sculpture, renowned art historian and curator Jo Baring explores creativity, memory and why we have been driven to make art in this medium since the very beginning of humanity.
She examines sculptures from the pre-historic Lion Man figure found in a German cave to an ancient Mayan pyramid that conjures a serpent made of shadows and icons of the Italian Renaissance such as Michelangelo's devastating Pietà. Along the way we encounter in a fresh light the work of twentieth century and contemporary giants such as Alberto Giacometti, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Constantin Brâncusi, Louise Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama and Antony Gormley, among others.
Lyrical and beautifully illustrated, Totem is a celebration of art, those creating it and those it means something to.

Jo Baring

Jo Baring is a former Director of Christie's and is currently Director of the Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art. Author for arts publications and a regular speaker at institutions, art fairs and galleries, Jo is also the co-presenter and co-writer of the critically acclaimed podcast, Sculpting Lives.