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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. This work explores the influential art movement Fluxus. Daring, disparate and contentious, Fluxus artists worked with minimal and prosaic materials now familiar in post-World War II art. Higgins describes the experience of Fluxus for viewers as affirming transactions between self and world. Num Pages: 274 pages, 57 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 482. 274 pages, 57 b&w photographs, notes, figures, index. This work explores the influential art movement Fluxus. Daring, disparate and contentious, Fluxus artists worked with minimal and prosaic materials now familiar in post-World War II art. Higgins describes the experience of Fluxus for viewers as affirming transactions between self and world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACX. Dimension: 205 x 154 x 10. Weight: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228672
ISBN
9780520228672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.15

Hardback. Focusing on the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962) and the historical continuities it presented with the experience of the Second World War, this book highlights decolonization's formative effects on art and related theories of representation, both political and aesthetic. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 333 pages, 84 illustrations (inclu. 21 in color). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; ACX; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353560
ISBN
9780822353560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.89

Paperback. Focusing on the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962) and the historical continuities it presented with the experience of the Second World War, this book highlights decolonization's formative effects on art and related theories of representation, both political and aesthetic. Series: Art History Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 328 pages, 84 illustrations (inclu. 21 in colour). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; ACX; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353713
ISBN
9780822353713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.50

hardcover. Consists of photographs, film scripts, found family portraits and childhood drawings. This book is grouped by concept into five sections: 'Events and Conditions', 'Finding Transmitting Receiving', 'Scripts', 'Family and Evidence' and 'Pavilions'. Num Pages: 306 pages, 124 b/w & colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1261.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Black Dog Publishing Limited London United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781904772798
ISBN
9781904772798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.10

Paperback. Challenges the conventional wisdom that digital arts arose out of Silicon Valley's technological revolutions in 1970s. This title demonstrates that the radical and experimental aesthetics and political and cultural engagements of early digital art stand as precursors for the mobility among technological platforms, artistic forms, and social sites. Editor(s): Higgins, Hannah B.; Kahn, Douglas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572. Early Computing and the Foundations of the Digital Arts. 376 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Higgins, Hannah B.; Kahn, Douglas. Challenges the conventional wisdom that digital arts arose out of Silicon Valley's technological revolutions in 1970s. This title demonstrates that the radical and experimental aesthetics and political and cultural engagements of early digital art stand as precursors for the mobility among technological platforms, artistic forms, and social sites. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACX; AJR. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight: 538.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268388
ISBN
9780520268388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Using examples of works by Nam June Paik (1932-2006), the hugely influential Korean American artist who is considered the progenitor of video art, he author explores the relation between the artworks' concept and material, theories of musical performance and performativity, and the Bergsonian concept of duration. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 color photographs, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288904
ISBN
9780520288904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.98

Paperback. Deals with the hidden soul of a group of creative individuals which, since the beginning, has always expressed itself in images. This book illustrates the life of the studio, tracing an unconventional figurative path made up of suggestions, inspirations, memories, faces and places. Num Pages: 512 pages, 280 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACXJ; AKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1594.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857206288
ISBN
9788857206288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.72

Hardcover. The definitive book about 20th and 21st century Iranian art renowned art historian, Hamid Keshmirshekan, the editor-in-chief of the bilingual Quarterly, Art Tomorrow, and a visiting professor at the University of Oxford. This book contains 379 full colour images, covering a broad range of artists residing both in and outside Iran. Num Pages: 350 pages, 379 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 249 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2166.
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863567216
ISBN
9780863567216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 48.45

Hardcover. First monograph on one of the leading lights of the contemporary Iranian art movement, showcasing his various artistic phases and outlining his progressive approach to art-making and distribution. Editor(s): Keshmirshekan, Hamid. Num Pages: 312 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 308 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1938.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863561986
ISBN
9780863561986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.27

Paperback. Explores the relationships among art, theology, exegesis, and literature - issues central to the study of medieval art. This book examines the illustration of theological commentaries, the use of images to expound or disseminate doctrine, the role of images within theological discourse, the development of doctrine in response to images, and more. Editor(s): Hamburger, Jeffrey F.; Bouche, Anne-Marie. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 464 pages, 198 halftones. BIC Classification: ACK; AGR; DSBB; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1292.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124766
ISBN
9780691124766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

hardcover. A wide-ranging, gripping lecture on Roy Lichtenstein. Num Pages: 48 pages, 20 Colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Galleries of Scotland United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781906270384
ISBN
9781906270384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.64

Hardcover. An survey of the explosive rise of Pop from 1950s-60s. Editor(s): Francis, Mark. Series: Themes & Movements. Num Pages: 304 pages, 255 illustrations, (180 colour ). BIC Classification: ACXJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 264 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1886.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714843636
ISBN
9780714843636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.13

Paperback. Who branded painting in the Pop age more brazenly than Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, and Ed Ruscha? And who probed the Pop revolution in image and identity more intensely than they? This book presents an interpretation of Pop art through the work of these Pop Five. Num Pages: 352 pages, 77 color illus. 80 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ1; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New in Paper
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160986
ISBN
9780691160986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. A survey of the explosive rise of Pop from 1950s-60s. Editor(s): Francis, Mark. Num Pages: 204 pages, 255 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 250 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714856636
ISBN
9780714856636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Hardcover. Includes the developments in the study and practice of art. With a clear year-by-year structure, this book presents 130 articles, each focusing on a crucial event - such as the creation of a seminal work, the publication of an important text, or the opening of a major exhibition - to tell the myriad stories of art from 1900 to the present. Num Pages: 896 pages, 884 illustrations, 579 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 291 x 58. Weight in Grams: 3478.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500239537
ISBN
9780500239537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 62.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784781484
ISBN
9781784781484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. "First edition published in Japan in 1979 by Kodansha International."--Title page verso. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 208 x 9. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568365251
ISBN
9781568365251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.96

Hardcover. The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), who later lived in Germany and France, is one of the pioneers of 20th-century art. Nowadays he is regarded as the founder of abstract art and is, moreover, the chief theoretician of this type of painting. Together with Franz Marc and others he founded the group known as "Blane Reiter" in Munich. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD1; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
TASCHEN
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836507462
ISBN
9783836507462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486235530
ISBN
9780486235530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. Edges of Empire is a timely reassessment of the history and legacy of Orientalist art and visual culture through its focus on the intersection between modernization, modernism and Orientalism. Editor(s): Hackforth-Jones, Jocelyn; Roberts, Mary. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACBP; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405116893
ISBN
9781405116893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.93

Hardcover. Edges of Empire is a timely reassessment of the history and legacy of Orientalist art and visual culture through its focus on the intersection between modernization, modernism and Orientalism. Editor(s): Hackforth-Jones, Jocelyn; Roberts, Mary. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2. BIC Classification: ACBK; ACBP; GM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405116886
ISBN
9781405116886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; AFH; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836556651
ISBN
9783836556651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 832 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 222 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2202.
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780205259472
ISBN
9780205259472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 251.54

Num Pages: 160 pages, 1203 images. BIC Classification: AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1032.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322952
ISBN
9780764322952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

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