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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

Paperback. From cannibalism to light calligraphy, from self-harming to animal sacrifice, from meat entwined with sex toys to a commodity-embedded ice wall, the idiosyncratic output of Chinese time-based art over the years has invigorated contemporary global art movements. The author shows us how art can reflect, construct, confound, and enrich us. Series: SB - Enactments. Num Pages: 420 pages, 100 colour plates, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857420879
ISBN
9780857420879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. Features thousands of images rendered by photomechanical reproduction that served a populist, mid-century encyclopaedia are reconfigured with 21st-century hindsight and idiosyncratic connections that convey social and artistic commentaries. Series: Menil Collection. Num Pages: 328 pages, 549 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ5; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 76. Weight in Grams: 3916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204506
ISBN
9780300204506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.66
€ 58.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Gooding, Mel. Num Pages: 176 pages, ill. BIC Classification: ACXD7; VXA; WDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570620843
ISBN
9781570620843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, 44. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Redstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870003995
ISBN
9781870003995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.77

Hardcover. Remarkable British artist Merlyn Evans developed a highly personal abstract style, combining plant, crustacean and mechanical forms. His work was fundamentally shaped by his conviction that art should be an engagement with life, reflecting psychological, ethical and political concerns. This monograph focuses on the life and work of Evans. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 271 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1662.
Publisher
Cameron & Hollis United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906506264
ISBN
9780906506264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.02

Hardback. Focuses on artwork produced from the 1950s to the 1970s, when Mao Zedong was in leadership. This book argues that important contributions were made during this period that require fuller consideration in Chinese art history, especially with relevance to the contemporary world. Editor(s): Shengtian, Zheng. Series: Asia Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 50 black & white illustrations + 150 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1919.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300140644
ISBN
9780300140644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.44
€ 68.61

Paperback. This book is a unique comparative study of two of the greatest figures in modern architecture - Le Corbusier and Alvar Aalto. It assesses the historical, personal and intellectual influences of their attitudes to nature and their work. Num Pages: 196 pages, 56 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: ACX; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 189 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415281256
ISBN
9780415281256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.29

Paperback. A timely reconsideration of digital aesthetics Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Dartmouth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781512600223
ISBN
9781512600223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 39.48

Hardback. Offering a comprehensive analysis of the 20th century's most prolific artist, this book will appeal to all art lovers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 colour & 103 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
George Braziller Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807614792
ISBN
9780807614792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Hardback. Presents a "first history" of the artist and his work within the literary and sociocultural context of contemporary London, Paris, Milan, and New York. This work also emphasizes a re-evaluative positioning of Nevinson's work within a modernist framework in literature and art in the first half of the twentieth century in northwest Europe. Editor(s): Walsh, Michael. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874139426
ISBN
9780874139426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.50

Paperback. Presents an overview that helps you make coherent sense of the often-bewildering diversity of styles, forms, media, techniques, and agendas that proliferate in contemporary art. This edition includes a new chapter on developments in contemporary art since 2000. It offers information on the evolution of art over the decades. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 253 illustrations, 124 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500204245
ISBN
9780500204245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. Series: Afterall. Num Pages: 120 pages, 32 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Afterall Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846380792
ISBN
9781846380792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag Germany
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Multilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777424972
ISBN
9783777424972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.28

hardcover. Num Pages: 324 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1922.
Publisher
Other Criteria
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906967680
ISBN
9781906967680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.77
€ 110.60

Paperback. Written with the assistance, of those involved, including Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera, this book gives an account of how pop art, the avant garde underground of the 1960s, and the heady slipstream of London in the sixties was transformed into the fashion cults of revivalism, nostalgia and pop futurism in the early 1970s. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ACXJ1; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571229864
ISBN
9780571229864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.35

Hardback. The twins Gert & Uwe Tobias are among the most famous German artists in the field of printed graphics; their international success has taken them as far as New York and the Museum of Modern Art. This book deals with their works. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 327 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1448.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777427270
ISBN
9783777427270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.50

Paperback. The first comprehensive study on the artist and writer C.R.W. Nevinson; an important contribution to the understanding of intellectual thought and culture in 20th Century Britain. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718830908
ISBN
9780718830908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.99

Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ABA; ACXJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152938
ISBN
9780231152938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.43

Hardback. Translator(s): Simkin, Francesca. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172929
ISBN
9780231172929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77
€ 50.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 175 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847840014
ISBN
9780847840014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 42.91

Hardback. Editor(s): Steinberg, Michael P.; Bohm-Duchen, Monica. Num Pages: 248 pages, 47. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 257 x 23. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801439711
ISBN
9780801439711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408856307
ISBN
9781408856307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Explores the concepts of authorship, artistic originality, skill, craftsmanship and the creative act. This title highlights the vital role that skills from craft and industrial production play in creating some of the most innovative and highly sought-after works of art. Num Pages: 208 pages, 324 illustrations, 318 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500290262
ISBN
9780500290262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138652118
ISBN
9781138652118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

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