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History of art / art & design styles

Paperback. Talks about the work of 20th-century artists, from Hans Bellmer through to Nobuyoshi Araki, from Robert Mapplethorpe to Annie Sprinkle, and from Hermann Nitsch to Paul McCarthy. Here, the author argues that some works, regardless of their 'high art' context, remain deeply problematic, whilst others are both groundbreaking and liberating. Series: Art and Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845112356
ISBN
9781845112356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.97

Paperback. Bringing together essays on activist and community-based art from the pages of "Afterimage" - one of the most influential journals in the media and visual arts fields, this title demonstrates that activist art, far from being antithetical to the true meaning of the aesthetic, can be its most legitimate expression. Editor(s): Kester, Grant H. Num Pages: 328 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320951
ISBN
9780822320951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 187 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 538.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
187
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619428508
ISBN
9781619428508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.66
€ 160.69

Hardback. Editor(s): Murphy, Kevin D. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AFTB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 289 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892727667
ISBN
9780892727667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.23

Paperback. Plains Indian Rock Art is the ultimate guide to the art form. It covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology, and dating; and offers interpretations of images and compositions. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 692 pages, Over 300 illustrations, 50 in colour; 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; ACC; ACG; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295980942
ISBN
9780295980942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 90 colour, 2 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FB; AC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 246 x 15. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Verlag für moderne Kunst
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783903131057
ISBN
9783903131057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.83

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 110 plus colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 307 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1038.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847833412
ISBN
9780847833412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 colour/80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271036465
ISBN
9780271036465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.36
€ 50.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 colour/80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271036472
ISBN
9780271036472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.71

Paperback. Explores key themes in the making of Renaissance painting, sculpture, architecture and prints: the use of specific techniques and materials, theory and practice, change and continuity in artistic procedures, and conventions and values. This book also reconsiders the importance of mathematical perspective. Editor(s): Woods, Kim W. Series: Open University: Renaissance Art Reconsidered. Num Pages: 352 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACND; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121896
ISBN
9780300121896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. "The Dignity of Every Human Being" studies the vibrant New Brunswick artistic community which challenged "the tyranny of the Group of Seven" with socially-engaged realism in the 1930s and 40s. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613898
ISBN
9781442613898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

"The Dignity of Every Human Being" studies the vibrant New Brunswick artistic community which challenged "the tyranny of the Group of Seven" with socially-engaged realism in the 1930s and 40s. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645608
ISBN
9781442645608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Hardback. What is abstract art good for? What's the use - for us as individuals, or for any society - of pictures of nothing, of paintings and sculptures or prints or drawings that do not seem to show anything except themselves? This book presents an account of abstract art. Series: The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 132 color plates. 129 halftones. 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 246 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1496.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126784
ISBN
9780691126784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.82

Paperback. An argument against reductive accounts of the nineteenth-century sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis s work as the product of her identity as an African American and Native American woman. Num Pages: 344 pages, 51 illustrations, incl. 18 in color. BIC Classification: ACV; AFKB; AGB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342663
ISBN
9780822342663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Explores why astronomy captivated Joseph Cornell, and considers hundreds of his works - found-footage films, three-dimensional space-object boxes, enigmatic collages, and cosmic ephemera - that contain references to astronomical phenomena. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 color illus. 81 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134987
ISBN
9780691134987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.79
€ 48.58

Hardback. In Making History, Kirsten Strom investigates the Surrealists' radical critique of history and historical authorship. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761822103
ISBN
9780761822103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.29

Hardback. An intimate study of the friendship and creative dialogue between two artists, offering an in-depth understanding of their work and the upheavals of 1960s New York Num Pages: 200 pages, 33 color + 46 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211566
ISBN
9780300211566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.51
€ 39.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Coelewij, Leontine; Reus, Magali. Num Pages: 144 pages, 140 colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 205. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Number of pages
Ringier
SKU
V9783037644829
ISBN
9783037644829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.55

Hardcover. This beautiful volume focuses on a five-year period in Elizabeth Peyton s evolving career to suggest not only a visual chronicle of an age, its heroes, heroines, and interests, but also of an individual s life that of Peyton herself. Num Pages: 272 pages, 165 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 244. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847858552
ISBN
9780847858552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 69.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 302 x 14. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775741484
ISBN
9783775741484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.03

Hardback. In design history, globalization is deeply intertwined with a long-held bias towards Western, industrialized nations. By reassessing the role of regional and national design histories and challenging the claim that nation states are obsolete in identity construction, Designing Worlds reflects on new national narratives from around the world. Editor(s): Fallan, Kjetil; Lees-Maffei, Grace. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 302 pages, 72 illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331558
ISBN
9781785331558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.40

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
RM Verlag SL Spain
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9788492480722
ISBN
9788492480722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.53

Hardcover. Examines the beginnings of Onos extensive career, demonstrating her pioneering role in visual art, performance and music during the 1960s and early 1970s. This book includes an introduction written by a guest scholar, artwork descriptions and key figures from the time. It also features exhibition dedicated exclusively to the artists work. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 245 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1308.
Publisher
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870709661
ISBN
9780870709661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 35.74

Hardcover. After the success of Unbuildable Tatlin?!, this book focuses on Friedrich Kiesler's visionary "Endless House", which was only ever realized in the form of a model. It presents the state of research and discusses the possibility of realizing the project using today's means. Editor(s): Bollinger, Klaus; Medicus, Florian. Series: Edition Angewandte. Num Pages: 360 pages, 213 colour illustrations, 213 farb. Abb., with extensive illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AMB; AMC; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 170. Weight in Grams: 871.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9783035606249
ISBN
9783035606249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.87

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