Objects in This Mirror

The prolific art critic and writer Brian Dillon is back with his fifth book in as many
years a collection of essays, most previously published in journals and periodicals
including Frieze, Art Forum, London Review of Books, and Cabinet, where he
serves as UK editor. Objects in This Mirror presents a polemical defense of intellectual
and cultural generalism and curiosity. The collection of essays rewardingly
navigates diverse subjects ranging from the writings of W. G. Sebald and Roland
Barthes to the history of manuals for tying a cravat and the search for a cure to the
common cold. Staying true to the idea of the essay as a self-aware but generous
literary and critical form, this book explores the variety of topics within the
rubric of art writing or criticism.