The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World
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'Endlessly intriguing . . . I was enchanted' - DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Illuminating in every sense of the word' - John Higgs
In an illuminating blend of memoir and art history, The Other Side explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists. From the twelfth-century mystic Hildegard of Bingen and the nineteenth-century spiritualist Georgiana Houghton to the pioneering Hilma af Klint, these women all - in their own unique ways - shared the same goal: to communicate with, and learn from, other dimensions.
Weaving in and out of their myriad lives, Jennifer Higgie considers the solace of ritual, the gender exclusions of art history, the contemporary relevance of myth, the boom in alternative ways of understanding the world and the impact of spiritualism on feminism and contemporary art.
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Praise for The Other Side
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Invigorating . . . The Other Side [is] endlessly intriguing . . . I was enchanted - DAILY TELEGRAPH
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Effervescent and atmospheric . . . I was entranced from start to finish . . . an exhilarating read
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The Other Side lit up my brain. A brilliant reclamation of female artists
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An enthralling journey . . . Excellent, inspiring and transformative
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Majestic . . . endlessly surprising and ambitious - THE MONTHLY
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