History of art / art & design styles
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History of art / art & design styles
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
€ 19.99
€ 15.92
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
€ 31.99
€ 24.96
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
€ 17.99
€ 17.93
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
€ 77.24
€ 62.24
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
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
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
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
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
€ 85.13
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
€ 13.99
€ 13.64
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
€ 59.42
€ 46.32
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
€ 69.27
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
€ 53.48
€ 48.45
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
€ 32.99
€ 27.72
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
€ 65.36
€ 50.98
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
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
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
€ 47.99
€ 43.10
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
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
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
€ 114.89
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
€ 41.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Vaughan, Hannah. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AKC; AKLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 964. 192 pages, colour illustrations. Editor(s): Vaughan, Hannah. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AKC; AKLP. Dimension: 280 x 220 x 23. Weight: 958.
- Publisher
- Whitechapel Art Gallery
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854881727
- ISBN
- 9780854881727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. In the heyday on neo-conceptualism in the middle of the 90's Bjarne Melgaard entered the Norwegian art scene with expressionistic and chaotic paintings, sculptures and installations. This book is also the catalogue of a mid carrier retrospective exhibition at the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo (2010). Num Pages: 96 pages, 136 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 206 x 10. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857204659
- ISBN
- 9788857204659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.59
€ 25.99
€ 22.59
Paperback. Norwegian artists are acknowledged as being part of a larger artistic milieu a milieu in which they have become more visible and active participants. This book features a survey of works by the younger generation of Norwegian artists. Editor(s): Kvaran, Gunnar B.; Ueland, Hanne Beate; Arbu, Grete. Num Pages: 192 pages, 156 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNN; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788861307926
- ISBN
- 9788861307926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.73
€ 31.99
€ 26.73
Hardcover. An unparalleled collection of postwar and contemporary art assembled by two gutsy collectors. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 304 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1986.
- Publisher
- Skira Rizzoli
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847849451
- ISBN
- 9780847849451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.95
€ 74.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Belting, Hans; Buddensieg, Andrea; Weibel, Peter. Num Pages: 464 pages, 395 color illus., 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 280 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1842.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262518345
- ISBN
- 9780262518345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 45.68
€ 59.42
€ 45.68
Hardback. "First published in Germany under the title Faces: Eine Geschichte des Gesichts." Translator(s): Hansen, Thomas S.; Hansen, Abby J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 53 color illus. 51 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162355
- ISBN
- 9780691162355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41