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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -

Hardback. Apocalypse, the city, war, religion, the portrait, exile and existential trauma - Ludwig Meidner (1884-1966) is regarded as one of the outstanding artists of German Expressionism. To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the Jewish artist, this title focuses on the works produced during his period of exile in London between 1939 and 1953. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD1; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 286 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1426.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777425863
ISBN
9783777425863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.84

Hardcover. A Poiret dress, a Catholic shrine in France, Thomas Wallis's Hoover Factory building, an Edna Manley sculpture, the poetry of Bei Dao, the internal combustion engine- what makes such artifacts modernist? Disciplining Modernism explores the different ways disciplines conceive modernism and modernity, undisciplining modernist studies in the process. Editor(s): Caughie, Pamela L. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ACXD2; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230235083
ISBN
9780230235083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.39

Hardcover. An anthology of essays exploring the relationship between film and art, within and across the domains of theory and practice, from the late nineteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Dalle Vacche, Angela. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ACX; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230272927
ISBN
9780230272927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.79

Hardcover. In this collection of essays, a range of scholars from different disciplines look through the prism of technology at the much-debated notion of cultural memory, analysing how the past is shaped or unsettled by cultural texts including visual art, literature, cinema, photographs and souvenirs. Editor(s): Plate, Liedeke; Smelik, Anneke. Num Pages: 253 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; ACX; APFA; DNF; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230575677
ISBN
9780230575677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.94

Hardcover. This collection brings together important new scholarship focused on J. Edgar Hoover's FBI and its institutional presence in shaping and directing American print, film, and art culture. Editor(s): Culleton, Claire A.; Leick, Karen. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230601352
ISBN
9780230601352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.17

Hardcover. Despite the explosion of interest in the "global 1968," the arts in this period - both popular and avant-garde forms - have too often been neglected. This interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars in history, cultural studies, musicology and other areas to explore the symbiosis of the sonic and the visual in the counterculture of the 1960s. Editor(s): Brown, Timothy Scott; Lison, Andrew E. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; ACXJ; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137375223
ISBN
9781137375223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 100 pages, 108 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 280. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Skira
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857232034
ISBN
9788857232034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Mandrake of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958749
ISBN
9781906958749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Part of the "Contemporary Arab Artists" series, this title tells the story of Iraqi artist Halim Al-Karim who underwent a harrowing experience during the first Gulf War. Opposing Saddam's regime and its compulsory military service he took to hiding in the desert, living for almost 3 years in a hole in the ground covered by a pile of rocks. Editor(s): Descendre, Nadine. Series: Contemporary Arab Artists. Num Pages: 200 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 245 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1522.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857210711
ISBN
9788857210711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.98

Hardcover. Heralding a new period of creativity, In the Wake of the Poetic explores the aesthetics and politics of Palestinian cultural expression in the last two decades. Through an examination of selected works by key artists Rahman articulates an aesthetic founded on loss, dispersion, dispossession, and transformation. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JM; AB; ACXJ; AV; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634089
ISBN
9780815634089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 118. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 266 x 38. .
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517900960
ISBN
9781517900960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.93

Hardback. David Park (1911-1960), transplanted Bostonian turned ground-breaking West Coast painter, led the way in creating what became known as Bay Area Figurative Art - a daring move during the post-World War II years when abstract expressionism held sway. This biography traces Park's resolute search for a fresh kind of figuration. Num Pages: 368 pages, 41 color illustrations, 75 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 189 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1046. A Painter's Life. 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). David Park (1911-1960), transplanted Bostonian turned ground-breaking West Coast painter, led the way in creating what became known as Bay Area Figurative Art - a daring move during the post-World War II years when abstract expressionism held sway. This biography traces Park's resolute search for a fresh kind of figuration. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 30. Weight: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268418
ISBN
9780520268418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardcover. Editor(s): Green, Nancy E.; Reed, Christopher. Num Pages: 272 pages, 301. BIC Classification: ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934260050
ISBN
9781934260050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781934260265
ISBN
9781934260265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Hardcover. Dutch painter Piet Mondrian died in New York City in 1944, but his work and legacy have been far from static since then. This title explores controversial circumstances under which our conception of artist's work has been shaped since his death, an account that describes money-driven interventions and professional rivalries in forthright detail. Num Pages: 316 pages, 22 colour plates, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 189 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226008691
ISBN
9780226008691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.71

Hardback. Challenging the dominant view that American Abstract Expressionism triumphed in Western Europe in the immediate post-war period, this book considers the proliferation of gesture painting there from a European perspective. Series Editor(s): Meskimmon, Marsha; West, Shearer; Barringer, Tim. Series: Critical Perspectives in Art History. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACX; AFC; AGC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 246 x 182 x 17. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719068966
ISBN
9780719068966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.97

Hardcover. A revised and expanded edition of one the most popular titles in the Contemporary Artists Series Series: Contemporary Artists Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 300 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1886.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Expanded, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714870441
ISBN
9780714870441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 42.05

Hardcover. An exploration of Russian art, design, and filmt, from its proliferation in the aftermath of the 1917 October Revolution to its eventual repression under Stalin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 colour. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; 3JJG; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 314 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Royal Academy Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910350430
ISBN
9781910350430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.70

Hardback. Modernism in architecture and urban design has failed the American city. This work includes the articles and essays which reflect the author's ideas on subjects ranging from the livable city and public housing to building design, public memorials, and the uses of public space. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD2; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129570
ISBN
9780691129570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.49

Paperback. Take a neon-lit journey through the boulevards and back streets of this sprawling California metropolis, past and present. Over 350 dynamic color photographs, vintage postcards, and rare images create an eye-popping panorama of blazing neon lights and vivid signage that evolved along with the city. Num Pages: 160 pages, 355 color photos. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 280 x 14. Weight in Grams: 888.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764315428
ISBN
9780764315428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 50. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612190440
ISBN
9781612190440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.30

Hardcover. Sergei Eisenstein is regarded as one of cinema's greatest revolutionaries; his use of montage, symbolic images and skilful editing transformed the possibilities of filmmaking and dramatically modernized the artform. Yet he was also a prolific graphic artist who sketched continuously throughout his life. This book chronicles his life and career. Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFF; AGB; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 250. .
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500093931
ISBN
9780500093931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.12
€ 56.47

hardcover. Marcel Duchamp left a thousand letters in which he talks of his plans and works in progress. This volume contains his letters in their original language (French or English) with translations where appropriate. The editor focuses on the historical content and introduces each correspondent. Num Pages: 424 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 246 x 53. Weight in Grams: 920. Very good copy showing minor age and shelf wear. Dust jacket intact, shows some wear & tear. Text clean throughout
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025068
ISBN
9780500019580
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. Pablo Ruiz Picasso was the most prolific artist in the history of Western art. Born in 1881 in Malaga, southern Spain, he spent almost all of his productive life in France, dying in Mougins in 1973. This guide provides the essential information on the artist's work and career. Series: Essential Artists. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD5; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 193 x 17. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854378439
ISBN
9781854378439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.25

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