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History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -
paperback. What does it mean to write "This is not a pipe" across a bluntly literal painting of a pipe? By exploring the nuances and ambiguities of Magritte's visual critique of language, the author finds the painter less removed than previously thought from the pioneers of modern abstraction. Illustrator(s): Magritte, Rene. Editor(s): Harkness, James. Translator(s): Harkness, James. Series: Quantum Books. Num Pages: 104 pages, 30 b/w illustrations, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520236943
- ISBN
- 9780520236943
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.04
€ 29.99
€ 19.04
Hardback. Belgian artist Rene Magritte's life is infused with bizarre moments: a surreal journey oscillating between fact and fiction that he always conducted as the straight-faced bowler-hatted man. He would shape his own life story to be its own surreal work of art. This book tells his story. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Laurence King Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780678504
- ISBN
- 9781780678504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 8.33
€ 19.99
€ 8.33
Hardback. Intellectual, emotional, restless, dogged, loyal, selfish; Kandinsky was an artist - and a man - of contradictions. This genre-defying painter didn't pick up a brush until he was thirty years old. He was an academic with a promising career that he threw away to explore the arts. This is an introduction to the life of this artist. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780675657
- ISBN
- 9781780675657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.41
€ 9.41
Hardback. Salvador Dali is one of the most popular artists in the world, known for his lavish lifestyle, gravity-defying moustache and bizarre art. This book tells the story of Dali's life and explores the meaning of his Surrealist paintings. It goes beyond his fine art practice and discusses his venture into the commercial world. Illustrator(s): Rae, Andrew. Series: This is. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780671093
- ISBN
- 9781780671093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.49
€ 16.99
€ 16.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 107 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFC; AGHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 229. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300211931
- ISBN
- 9780300211931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.30€ 44.17
€ 56.30
€ 44.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816637133
- ISBN
- 9780816637133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. The catalogue of the International Triennial of New Media Art held at the National Art Museum of China. Editor(s): Di'An, Fan; Ga, Zhang. Num Pages: 336 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 286 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381458
- ISBN
- 9781781381458
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Condition: New
€ 58.57€ 57.54
€ 58.57
€ 57.54
Hardback. In the first half of the 20th century, thousands of newcomers - Eastern European emigres, Mexican immigrants, and Southerners both black and white - flocked to Chicago. This title highlights approximately seventy-five paintings, works on paper, photographs, and sculptures by such artists as Eldzier Cortor, Archibald Motley, and Morris Topchevsky. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 112 pages, 85 colour images + 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; ACXD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184532
- ISBN
- 9780300184532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. author>Poggioli explores the relationship between the avant-garde and civilization. Historical parallels and modern examples from all the arts are used to show how the avant-garde is both symptom and cause of many major extra-aesthetic trends of our time, and that the contemporary avant-garde is the sole and authentic one. Translator(s): Fitzgerald, Gerald. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674882164
- ISBN
- 9780674882164
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.91
€ 52.99
€ 43.91
Paperback. An updated edition of the hugely successful original anthology that captures the essence and the edge of the contemporary art scene. Editor(s): Kocur, Zoya; Leung, Simon. Num Pages: 552 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444338577
- ISBN
- 9781444338577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Paperback. Concentrating on canonical critical texts and images, the book examines modern art through a rhetoric of representation rather than through formalist criticism or the history of the avant-garde. Series: Interpretations in Art S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080835
- ISBN
- 9780231080835
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Presents thirty countries and more than one hundred contemporary artists. Num Pages: 1168 pages, 163 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1810. A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings. 1168 pages, illustrations. Presents thirty countries and more than one hundred contemporary artists. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACX. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 43. Weight: 1804.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 1168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257184
- ISBN
- 9780520257184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087479
- ISBN
- 9780719087479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.85
€ 26.99
€ 26.85
Paperback. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. This book presents the artist's writings about art includes public lectures, essays, and interviews. It features an informative introductory essay, rigorous annotation, and illustrations. Editor(s): Ashton, Dore; Banach, Joan. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. Num Pages: 397 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816. Series: Documents of Twentieth-Century Art. 397 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. Editor(s): Ashton, Dore; Banach, Joan. Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. This book presents the artist's writings about art includes public lectures, essays, and interviews. It features an informative introductory essay, rigorous annotation, and illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 31. Weight: 820.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 397
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250482
- ISBN
- 9780520250482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.76
€ 44.99
€ 31.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 496 pages, 901 images. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1690.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764342028
- ISBN
- 9780764342028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.18
€ 48.99
€ 32.18
Paperback. An Exhibition catalogue for "The Wishing Ceremony" by Sally Sheinman at the Art and Design Gallery, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, September 2005. Num Pages: 32 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: ACX; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 3. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898543992
- ISBN
- 9781898543992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.26
€ 8.26
Hardcover. "Exhibition Schedule, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia February 28 to May 22, 2016." Num Pages: 128 pages, 88 colour images. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB; AGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 279 x 15. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820348872
- ISBN
- 9780820348872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.47
€ 47.47
Hardback. Presents a selection of about 100 plants that grow wild in Ireland or are cultivated in Irish gardens. This book features plants that range from native plants to exotic species introduced from the New World and Asia, unusual plants that grow in some of the most extreme environments in Ireland, and hybrids created by plant breeders. Illustrator(s): Walsh, Wendy F. Num Pages: 280 pages, 99 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; AGNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1460.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500514566
- ISBN
- 9780500514566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.49
€ 33.99
€ 24.49
Hardcover. A catalog that accompanies an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in the fall of 2013, in which, the author gathers a diverse range of international artists to explore the theme of melding archival and experiential modes of storytelling - what he calls "the archaeological imaginary" - particularly in the wake of 9/11. Editor(s): Roelstraete, Dieter. Num Pages: 328 pages, 80 colour plates, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226094120
- ISBN
- 9780226094120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.43
€ 45.99
€ 35.43
Hardcover. A dynamic and far-reaching dialogue with one of Europe's most influential contemporary artists about his vision of unifying art and everyday life. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 28. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Publisher
- Rizzoli Ex Libris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847843879
- ISBN
- 9780847843879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.17
€ 41.99
€ 37.17
Paperback. Early in this century, Futurist and Dada artists developed brilliantly innovative uses of typography that blurred the boundaries between visual art and literature. In this text, Johanna Drucker shows how later art criticism has distorted our understanding of such works. Num Pages: 306 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ABA; ACX; AKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226165028
- ISBN
- 9780226165028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.40
€ 37.99
€ 29.40
Hardback. Tracing a crucial history of photoconceptual practice, this book focuses on an artistic community that formed in and around the young University of California San Diego, founded in 1960, and its visual arts department, founded in 1967. Editor(s): Dawsey, Jill. Num Pages: 240 pages, 190 color photographs. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 275 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1318.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290594
- ISBN
- 9780520290594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.34
€ 50.99
€ 36.34
Hardback. Building on the scholarship of key art historians and theorists such as Judith Butler and Mieke Bal, Claudette Lauzon embarks upon a transnational analysis of contemporary artists who challenge the assumption that 'home' is a stable site of belonging. Series: Cultural Spaces. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649828
- ISBN
- 9781442649828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.44
€ 67.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; ACX; AMKH; BGF; BK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500518663
- ISBN
- 9780500518663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.04
€ 26.99
€ 20.04