In this “remarkable tour de force” (Publishers Weekly)-a “ceaselessly thought-provoking book” (Kirkus Reviews)-art historian James Elkins marshals psychology, philosophy, science, and art history to show how seeing alters the thing seen and transforms the seer. Black-and-white photographs.

The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing

In this “remarkable tour de force” ( Publishers Weekly ) and “ceaselessly thought-provoking book” ( Kirkus Reviews ), art historian James Elkins marshals psychology, philosophy, science, and art history to show how seeing alters the thing seen and transforms the seer. Black-and-white photographs .

An exploration of how seeing changes both the object and the observer.

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