Glasses
Will be published approx. on 9. July 2026
152 pages
979-8-7651-3554-9 (ISBN)
Description
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Glasses are among the oldest and most commonplace prosthetics we have invented. But what does it mean to wear glasses? There is more to the answer than correcting vision. Glasses alter, enhance, and shield the way that we view the world, and the way the world sees us.
Everyone has encounters with glasses, passively or actively, from reading glasses to sunglasses. At times they are the main identifiers in a face (think John Lennon), and they signify extremes from nerdy and brainy to cool and sleazy. They are alternately the most mundane of things on our bodies and potentially the most glamorous.
Adam Geczy explores this most pervasive and accessible accessory and shows that it is both a conduit to and a barrier between ourselves and the world outside.
Glasses are among the oldest and most commonplace prosthetics we have invented. But what does it mean to wear glasses? There is more to the answer than correcting vision. Glasses alter, enhance, and shield the way that we view the world, and the way the world sees us.
Everyone has encounters with glasses, passively or actively, from reading glasses to sunglasses. At times they are the main identifiers in a face (think John Lennon), and they signify extremes from nerdy and brainy to cool and sleazy. They are alternately the most mundane of things on our bodies and potentially the most glamorous.
Adam Geczy explores this most pervasive and accessible accessory and shows that it is both a conduit to and a barrier between ourselves and the world outside.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 bw illus
File size
5,57 MB
ISBN-13
979-8-7651-3554-9 (9798765135549)
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Person
Adam Geczy is an artist and writer who teaches at the University of Sydney, Australia. He has published over thirty books on topics ranging across art, fashion, and comics. His blog is itstartswithadam.com
Content
Introduction: Rose-Colored Glasses
1. Looking Better
2. Looking Smart
3. Looking Good
4. Looking Different
5. Looking Inward
6. Looking into the Future
Conclusion
Index
1. Looking Better
2. Looking Smart
3. Looking Good
4. Looking Different
5. Looking Inward
6. Looking into the Future
Conclusion
Index
